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Review of The Rhythmagic Orchestra

The Rhythmagic Orchestra

The Rhythmagic Orchestra

Impossible Ark/Unfold

Rating: ★★★★

Compelling, Latin jazz-leaning stuff from some of Britain and Cuba’s finest, this is released on the ever-intriguing Impossible Ark imprint...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Someone’s got to Pay

Someone’s got to Pay

The Wilders

Free Dirt Records DIRT-CD-0056

Rating: ★★★★

Anyone who’s seen this four-piece country band live will have been impressed by the way they manage to make serious...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010

Review of Kin

Kin

Damien McGeehan

Damien McGeehan

Rating: ★★★

Four years after the startling experiment in looping and overdubbing of his solo debut, The Tin Fiddle, Donegal fiddler Damien...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2021

Review of Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing

Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing

Peppe Frana & Christos Barbas

Felmay

Rating: ★★★★

Since having met over a decade ago at Ross Daly's Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete, Peppe Frana and Christos Barbas...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2019

Review of The Wild Atlantic Way: A Journey in Irish Music

The Wild Atlantic Way: A Journey in Irish Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Indi Entertainment

Rating: ★★★★★

Launched in 2014, and claiming to be the world's longest coastal touring route, the Wild Atlantic Way threads itself along...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2015

Review of The Rough Guide to Highlife

The Rough Guide to Highlife

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

The consistently reliable Rough Guide compilation series has delved into West African music on many occasions and this latest version...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2012

Review of ABCDEFG

ABCDEFG

Chumbawamba

No Masters NMCD33

Rating: ★★★

The Chumbas are never short of a thing or two to say and on their latest album it’s music itself...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of Taranta Container

Taranta Container

Nidi D'Arac

Tarantulae

Rating: ★★★

Led by Lecce-born singer and author Alessandro Coppola, Nidi d'Arac have mingled traditional repertoires from Salento in south-east Italy with...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2011

Review of Ghost Gamelan

Ghost Gamelan

Susheela Raman

Naive

Rating: ★★★

For their latest collaboration singer Susheela Raman and guitarist Sam Mills team up with Indonesian composer Gondrong Gunarto on this...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Beyond the Trance

Beyond the Trance

Iness Mezel

Top of the World

Wrasse Records

Rating: ★★★★

Iness Mezel's third album kicks off with the kind of Justin Adams guitar riff you'd find him using as Robert...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2011

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