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Review of Fragmentarium

Fragmentarium

Erlend Apneseth

Hubro

Rating: ★★★★

Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Apneseth hosts his biggest band so far, a sextet featuring percussion, bass, accordion, guitar and keyboards, this...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2020

Review of Delâshena

Delâshena

Shadi Fathi & Bijan Chemirani

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★

This is an exquisite duo. Bijan Chemirani should be well known to Middle Eastern music enthusiasts as one of the...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2018

Review of Vision & Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records

Vision & Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★

Topic Records grew out of the Workers' Music Association and over eight decades has consistently championed music made by working...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2019

Review of No 2 Greepe

No 2 Greepe

The Campbells of Greepe

Watercolour Music

Rating: ★★★★

This is the second album from the Campbells of Greepe – hailed as one of the great singing families in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2014

Review of Amour Java

Amour Java

Denécheau Jâse Musette

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★

A big welcome to the second ever record by this admirable Parisian combo, rushed out to capitalise on the success...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: May/2016

Review of Lina_Raül Refree

Lina_Raül Refree

Lina_Raül Refree

Glitterbeat

Rating: ★★

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Raül Refree made his name on the world music circuit by producing the acclaimed first album by...

Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: April/2020

Review of Night Prayer

Night Prayer

The Gundecha Brothers

Felmay

Rating: ★★★

The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are leading names in the art of dhrupad, an ancient pure classical song style...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2012

Review of Ash

Ash

Ibeyi

Top of the World

XL Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

There is so much going on here, on so many different levels, it's hard to know where to begin. There...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Placeless

Placeless

Kronos Quartet and Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat

Top of the World

KKV

Rating: ★★★★

Given the track record of Kronos Quartet and Iranian singers Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat, it's not surprising that this is a...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2019

Review of Invisible Strings

Invisible Strings

Eraldo Bernocchi & Prakash Sontakke

Rare Noise Records

Rating: ★★★

‘Classical Indian slide guitar’ isn’t a style you hear about every day – but if you’re a fan of Hindustani...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2017

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