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Review of Lines: Parts One, Two and Three

Lines: Parts One, Two and Three

The Unthanks

Rabble Rouser

Rating: ★★★

Lines, the latest of The Unthanks' many ambitious and innovative projects, is a trilogy of song cycles, each with a...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019

Review of En Mi Piel

En Mi Piel

Buika

Warner Music

Rating: ★★★★

Flamenco artists continue to coin new genres. The Mallorca-born African gitana Concha Buika takes flamenco’s pained message and impassioned spirit...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012

Review of Ouesh Hada?

Ouesh Hada?

Temenik Electric

Top of the World

Nomad’ Cafe

Rating: ★★★★

From the vibrant multi-cultural melting pot of Marseille comes the debut album from Temenik Electric, a flamboyant Arabic rock outing...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2013

Review of Om Suite Ohm

Om Suite Ohm

Harry Manx

Dog My Cat Records

Rating: ★★★★

The latest instalment of Harry Manx’s strange journey – his ninth solo album – is an engaging affair that will...

Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: July/2013

Review of Fabiola

Fabiola

Da Lata

Agogo Records

Rating: ★★★★

Da Lata first appeared on our horizon in the mid-90s when their largely Brazilian-scented grooves found great favour with DJ...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Come Back To Me

Come Back To Me

Peter One

Verve Records

Rating: ★★★

Originally from the Ivory Coast Peter One emigrated to the US to escape Civil War. Prior to this, he released...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2023

Review of De Rio a Rio

De Rio a Rio

Viola da Samba

Quartz Music

Rating: ★★★

Firstly there's that wordplay in the group's name; however, it's unclear if there is anything else that solid beyond the...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2018

Review of Akofa Akoussah

Akofa Akoussah

Akofa Akoussah

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★★

Togolese singer Akofa Akoussah died in 2007 aged just 57 and this – originally recorded and released by the French...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: March/2019

Review of Cacofonia

Cacofonia

Gabriel da Rosa

Stones Throw

Rating: ★★★★

A Brazilian based in Los Angeles, Gabriel da Rosa’s music pays tribute to his homeland with a gently modernised updating...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: August/2025

Review of Two Friends, One Century of Music

Two Friends, One Century of Music

Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil

Multishow (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★★

In August 2015 the two great names of tropicália – Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil – performed an all-acoustic set...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: May/2016

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