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Review of Lambi Golo

Lambi Golo

TourÉ Kunda

Top of the World

Soulbeats Records

Rating: ★★★★

The decade that has lapsed since TourÉ Kunda's 2008 album Santhiaba had led this reviewer to fear that the Senegalese...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of A New Day

A New Day

Winston McAnuff & Fixi

Chapter Two/Wagram Music

Rating: ★★★★

Few will remember Winston McAnuff’s roots reggae career. The veteran singer has a soulful voice that sounds more like Bobby...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Yeominrok

Yeominrok

E-Do

Pony Canyon

Rating: ★★★

Although ostensibly a fusion outfit, the South Korean quintet E-Do still sound predominantly traditional in their plundering. Two percussionists and...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2016

Review of Barbara Fairouz

Barbara Fairouz

Dorsaf Hamdani

Accords Croisés

Rating: ★★★★

This is a charming and very personal album that brings together the music of two iconic divas: the tragic French...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of MusicAlly

MusicAlly

Ertuğrul Erhan & Meriç Dönük

440 Müzik Yapim

Rating: ★★

If you can get past the absolutely dreadful title, this album does contain some nice moments. Ertuğrul Erhan, on violin,...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Rhymes With Orange

Rhymes With Orange

Two Man Ting

2 Boot Music

Rating: ★★

An enthusiastic duo from Bristol comprised of guitarist and singer Jon Lewis and singer and percussionist Jah-Man Aggrey, originally from...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Review of Percussion Around the World

Percussion Around the World

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Saydisc (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★

There's a feast of randomness here: a loose compilation of tracks in a multitude of styles whose music ranges from...

Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: April/2016

Review of Sleight of Elbow

Sleight of Elbow

Feast of Fiddles

Feast of Fiddles

Rating: ★★★★

Like Bellowhead, to whom they’re sometimes compared, Feast of Fiddles are a fearless big band, featuring a line-up of six...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: August/2017

Review of Mokum

Mokum

Amsterdam Klezmer Band

Essay Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

To celebrate their 15th anniversary, the Amsterdam Klezmer Band wanted to release a special album that would offer a retrospective...

Reviewed by Ton Maas in issue: July/2012

Review of Âmago

Âmago

Vila Navio

Vila Navio

Rating: ★★★

Since 2013, André Coelho Rodrigues has been exploring and perfecting his peculiar take on Portuguese folk music after going through...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023

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