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Review of Barrio Tango

Barrio Tango

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Galileo LC12561

Rating: ★★★

Over the past few years Madrid-based label Galileo has been licensing a number of talented and distinctive Argentinian tango bands...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2010

Review of Swimmings of the Head

Swimmings of the Head

Kate in the Kettle

Kate in the Kettle

Rating: ★★★★

Scottish fiddler, composer and singer Kate Young plays in two English folk ensembles: vocal and fiddle quartet Carthy, Hardy, Farrell...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2015

Review of A Dotted Line

A Dotted Line

Nickel Creek

Top of the World

Nonesuch Records

Rating: ★★★★

A quarter-century after capturing the imagination of the bluegrass community as pre-teen prodigies, Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals) and...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2014

Review of La Cantiga del Fuego

La Cantiga del Fuego

Ana Alcaide

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Madrid-born Ana Alcaide went to Sweden to study as a biologist and came back to Spain to become a professional...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Wayfinder

Wayfinder

Mohamed Assani

Mohamed Assani

Rating: ★★★

This recording from Canada-based sitarist Mohamed Assani successfully combines the melodic sophistication of the Hindustani tradition with a more contemporary...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of ASAP Inşallah

ASAP Inşallah

Ya Tosiba

Huge Bass

Rating: ★★★

For the past dozen years, the electronic music duo Zuzu Zakaria & Tatu Metsätähti have intrigued with their raw blend...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: June/2023

Review of Songs From Walking with Spirits

Songs From Walking with Spirits

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Djilpin Arts

Rating: ★★★★

The re-release of this 2007 album showcases an extraordinary collaboration that brought together Aboriginal songmen with other Australian musicians. It...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2023

Review of A Tribute to Greece

A Tribute to Greece

Michalis Terzis & Vasilis Skoulas

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

This CD brings together two prominent and highly regarded Greek musicians. One – Michalis Terzis – is a composer who...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2018

Review of Marwa

Marwa

Marianne Svašek

Thanatosis

Rating: ★★★

Netherlands-based Marianne Svašek is a dhrupad singer and sarangi player. In following her chosen vocation she has certainly ticked all...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2023

Review of Makedonissimo

Makedonissimo

Simon Trpceski & Friends

Linn Records

Rating: ★★★★

Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski has made a name for himself through bravura solo readings of Rachmaninov and Chopin, but appears...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2020

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