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Review of Deep Africa

Deep Africa

Deep Forest

Universal

Rating: ★★★★★

Back in the 90s, Eric Mouquet and his French ‘ethnic electronica collective’ Deep Forest did more than anyone else to...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013

Review of Sabiduria/Wisdom

Sabiduria/Wisdom

Eddie Palmieri

Ropeadope Records

Rating: ★★★★

Multi-Grammy-winning Puerto Rican pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri celebrated his 80th birthday last December. This is his first album in...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2017

Review of Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary

Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary

VARIOUS ARTISTS

VP Records

Rating: ★★★★

Hot on the heels of Out of Many: 50 Years of Reggae Music (reviewed in #88) comes this 100-track box-set,...

Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: March/2013

Review of Le Soleil est Levé

Le Soleil est Levé

Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole

Lache Pas Records

Rating: ★★★

Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole's recent tour of the UK found him wowing audiences and, hopefully, represents the start of...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of A Day Will Come

A Day Will Come

Will Pound

Top of the World

Lulubug Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Last summer, when the people of Britain were discussing leaving the European Union and what this meant, harmonica and melodeon...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2020

Review of Future Sounds of Buenos Aires

Future Sounds of Buenos Aires

VARIOUS ARTISTS

ZZK Records

Rating: ★★★★

It been several years – six, in fact – since ZZK Records first started to whip the cool kids into...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Final

Final

Pedro Luis Ferrer

Ultramusic

Rating: ★★★

For decades, this singer-songwriter has ploughed a lonely furrow, working latterly from his home studio in a Havana suburb. His...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2014

Review of The Kasambwe Brothers

The Kasambwe Brothers

The Kasambwe Brothers

Top of the World

MASS MoCA Records

Rating: ★★★★

In 2024, The Kasambwe Brothers made their first trip out of Malawi, taking their street music from the township of...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2026

Review of Sabîl

Sabîl

Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch

Top of the World

Institut du Monde Arabe

Rating: ★★★★★

Time was when Palestinian musicians only got an airing if they snuck in on the dull-but-politically-worthy ticket. How things have...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of A Tribute to Greece

A Tribute to Greece

Michalis Terzis & Vasilis Skoulas

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

This CD brings together two prominent and highly regarded Greek musicians. One – Michalis Terzis – is a composer who...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2018

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