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Review of Yene Alem

Yene Alem

Etenesh Wassie & Mathieu Sourisseau

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★

The collaboration between Ethiopian singer Etenesh Wassie and the French bass guitarist Mathieu Sourisseau has already yielded one album back...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2018

Review of Hidari Ude No Yume

Hidari Ude No Yume

Ryuichi Sakamoto

We Want Sounds

Rating: ★★★

While most famous around the world as a member of the groundbreaking group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto has been...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: January/2021

Review of Atlantic Beat: Mad’in Portugal

Atlantic Beat: Mad’in Portugal

OqueStrada

Jaro Music

Rating: ★★★

There is a variety of ways of ordering a coffee in Portugal: OqueStrada tells us all about it in ‘Café...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Reka

Reka

Muha

Muha

Rating: ★★★

Based in Nottingham, with a flavour of the Russian bardic singer-songwriters, a leavening of Gypsy jazz elements and some...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Jag Changa

Jag Changa

Raghu Dixit

Top of the World

Wandering Minstrel Records

Rating: ★★★★

When the folk-rocker from Mysore, Raghu Dixit, launched himself on an unsuspecting world in 2008, he didn’t take no for...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Hell Yeah!

Hell Yeah!

Cajun Roosters

Whoopee Records

Rating: ★★★

This is some straight-up knee-slapping, line-dancing, hat-tippin’, hoedown-swinging, Bayou-swimmin’ stuff! If that's not your thing, you’re probably not going to...

Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Silêncio

Silêncio

Claudia Aurora

World Village

Rating: ★★

It’s not very clear what Claudia Aurora’s trying to do here. But whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to work....

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2012

Review of Mãe

Mãe

Liana

Crowd Records

Rating: ★★★

Mãe (Mother) is Liana’s take on motherhood in our present age of anxiety. It’s her fourth solo album (she has...

Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: October/2020

Review of This is What I Want to Say

This is What I Want to Say

Martyn Joseph

Pipe Records

Rating: ★★★★

Throughout a career spanning 40 years, nearly that many albums and thousands of live performances, the Welsh singer-songwriter with the...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2024

Review of Come as You Are

Come as You Are

Niamh Regan

Faction Records

Rating: ★★★

OK, let’s clear out the elephant in the room. Yes, Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan has named her second album Come...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2024

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