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Review of El Gaucho

El Gaucho

Müller & Makaroff

Top of the World

Mañana Music MM425011

Rating: ★★★★

El Gaucho is the superbly atmospheric soundtrack to Andrés Jarach's documentary road movie about Andrés Retamal, a taciturn Argentinian horse–...

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

Review of Bride of the Zar

Bride of the Zar

Rango

Top of the World

30IPS HOR1821

Rating: ★★★★

Rango is the name of a wooden xylophone and of a tradition that stretches back to Sudanese tribal culture, to...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2010

Review of The Magical Voice From Mongolia

The Magical Voice From Mongolia

Urna

Network Medien

Rating: ★★★

This compilation from three previous releases and a selection of recent live recordings showcases the intimate reflective singing of Urna,...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Wild Bill Jones

Wild Bill Jones

The Quiet American

The Quiet American

Rating: ★★★★

A staple character in the canon of American folk balladry, Wild Bill Jones is usually depicted as a dashing ne’er-do-well...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013

Review of Introducing…

Introducing…

Invisible System

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

The Introducing series has brought some fabulous artists to wider attention. Its latest is a digital-only release of producer and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2012

Review of Actitud Calle

Actitud Calle

Los de Abajo

Wrasse Records

Rating: ★★★

With a Banksy-style graphic on the cover, a photo from the commemorative marchofthe 40th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Cool Head

Cool Head

Georgia Ruth

Bubblewrap Collective

Rating: ★★★★

Wales’ Georgia Ruth wooed all with her voice and harp playing on 2013’s In the Pines, which saw her nominated...

Reviewed by Russ Slater Johnson in issue: September/2024

Review of 80 Anos

80 Anos

Orquestra Afro-Brasileira

Top of the World

Day Dreamer

Rating: ★★★★

It’s not every day you get semi-legendary Beastie Boys producer/collaborator Mario Caldato Jr digging up a long-lost Afro-Brazilian ensemble from...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Peace Love Ukulele

Peace Love Ukulele

Jake Shimabukuro

Hitchhike

Rating: ★★

With his new catchphrase – ‘if everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place’ – Hawaiian ukulele...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of PUNKU

PUNKU

PUNKU

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

In the last 12(ish) years Latin American folktronica has moved on from DJs syncing their beats to a cumbia rhythm,...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2022

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