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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

Review of One People One World

One People One World

Femi Kuti

Knitting Factory

Rating: ★★★

Around the same time as Seun Kuti's excellent new album Black Times, elder brother Femi has also returned to the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2018

Review of Calypso Rose Forever

Calypso Rose Forever

Calypso Rose

Because Music

Rating: ★★★

The return to the spotlight in 2016 of the veteran Calypso Rose, half-a-century after she was first crowned Trinidad’s carnival...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2022

Review of Argentum

Argentum

Carlos Franzetti

Sunnyside Records

Rating: ★★★★

Many books and articles have been written about the tortuous relationship between Buenos Aires and its rural hinterland. US-based but...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2016

Review of Atlas

Atlas

Tune In

Tune In Crew

Rating: ★★

French production duo (and brothers) Harry and Xavier Veynand have chosen an appropriate title for their first album: it feels...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2021

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