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Review of Rayuela

Rayuela

Cuñao

Cuñao

Rating: ★★

Named after a novel by Julio Cortázar in which the narrative can be read in two different ways, the second...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2020

Review of Project Locrea

Project Locrea

Project Locrea

Antidote Sounds

Rating: ★★

The American capital is a hub, where many great musicians from all corners of the world for years have put...

Reviewed by Torben Holleufer in issue: July/2022

Review of Thinking Sideways

Thinking Sideways

Mules & Men

Mules & Men

Rating: ★★★★

Too often, acts from this side of the pond who say they play bluegrass or country actually churn out a...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2019

Review of Via de la Plata

Via de la Plata

Daniel García Trio

ACT Music

Rating: ★★★★

Playing an album by a Spanish pianist on ACT Music, you might immediately expect to hear some variety of flamenco...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: January/February/2022

Review of I Used to Be Sad & Then I Forgot

I Used to Be Sad & Then I Forgot

Mr Alec Bowman

Mr Alec Bowman

Rating: ★★★

Professional photographer-turned-singer-songwriter Mr Alec Bowman may have swapped the darkroom for the recording studio but it still doesn't seem to...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2020

Review of The Devil's Brides

The Devil's Brides

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Yale Strom is both a researcher into the history of Jewish klezmer music and an excellent violinist. This CD features...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Body & Voice

Body & Voice

Gino Sitson

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★

Gino Sitson is a New York-based vocalist from the Bamileke region of Cameroon, whose family comes from a long line...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: March/2017

Review of Birth & Death

Birth & Death

Phil Bancroft & Gyan Singh

Myriad Streams

Rating: ★★★

Scottish jazz saxophonist-composer Phil Bancroft founded the Myriad Streams label as a grass-roots alternative to the overwhelming choices of platforms...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024

Review of Aïta: Chikhates & Chioukhs of the Aïta

Aïta: Chikhates & Chioukhs of the Aïta

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Anya

Rating: ★★★★★

One day they'll build a statue to honour Brahim El Mazned. The discreet producer has forged a 30-year career devoted...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of Needle & Thread

Needle & Thread

Dom Prag

Dom Prag

Rating: ★★★

Dom Prag is a young singer and guitarist from Southampton who discovered the world of traditional folk song when he...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2022

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