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Review of Entre l’Érable et le Cocotier

Entre l’Érable et le Cocotier

Pascale LeBlanc

Pascale LeBlanc

Rating: ★★★

Although born in Montréal, singer and multi-instrumentalist Pascale LeBlanc grew up in Haiti, her mother’s homeland. Her songs reflect much...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Three Bells

Three Bells

Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge & Rob Ickes

Top of the World

Rounder Records

Rating: ★★★★

Take three of the greatest dobro players on the planet, toss them together in a studio with a playlist that...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2014

Review of Sawa Sawa

Sawa Sawa

Sawa Sawa

Jinn Records

Rating: ★★

Sawa Sawa (‘all together’ in Sudanese Arabic) is a project that unites artists from across Sudan to make a statement...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2023

Review of Cool

Cool

Joyce Moreno

Far Out Records

Rating: ★★★★

For most artists, the obligatory Tin Pan Alley standards album usually coincides with their qualification for a free bus pass....

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Circadian

Circadian

Manu Delago

Top of the World

One Little Indian

Rating: ★★★★

Last year's Parasol Peak release (a Top of the World review in #143) was a milestone in Manu Delago's career....

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2019

Review of El Viaje

El Viaje

Harold López-Nussa

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★★

What a lovely album this is: a work of fluid yet inventive piano compositions rooted in classical, nodding to jazz...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2016

Review of Parfum de Jasmin

Parfum de Jasmin

Med Fusion Orchester

Editions Milan Music

Rating: ★★

There is something very Western-centric and media-friendly about the fashion for naming popular uprisings after colours, seasons and horticulture. It’s...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2012

Review of ¡Dos Amigos, Una Fiesta!

¡Dos Amigos, Una Fiesta!

Two Gentlemen Band

Serious Business Records

Rating: ★★★

Old-time music – that pre-modern amalgam of all the most exciting bits of 19th and early 20th century enter¬tainment careering...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2012

Review of Tributo Desde Londres a Cali

Tributo Desde Londres a Cali

Dorance Lorza & Sexteto Café

DLR Music

Rating: ★★

After a smash-hit album with Salsa with Vibraphone, Dorance Lorza & Sexteto Café are back. The music here is pleasant,...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Mirage

Mirage

Solana

Solana

Rating: ★★★

Founded in Valencia in 2012 as an itinerant acoustic folk trio but now based in Bristol with their current line-up...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2022

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