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Review of Latin Perspective

Latin Perspective

Ahmed Dickinson & The Santiago Quartet

Cubafilin Records

Rating: ★★★

A government-owned bar named Yellow Submarine has recently opened in Havana. Its Beatles-themed interior – porthole windows, blue-and-yellow interior, Beatles...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Review of Nordic Choro

Nordic Choro

Nordic Choro

Aania Records

Rating: ★★★

You might describe choro as having the sensibilities of classical music alongsidethe earthiness of street music. It grew up in...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Music to My Ears

Music to My Ears

Ricky Skaggs

Skaggs Family Records

Rating: ★★★

If Ricky Skaggs has ever made a bad record, I haven't heard it. Music to My Ears perfectly complements last...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World, Part 2

Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World, Part 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Habibi Funk Records

Rating: ★★★★

As the comprehensive and beautifully produced sleeve notes make clear, this compilation of 13 jaw-droppingly funky tracks from the Middle...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Review of The Art of Sarangi

The Art of Sarangi

Ram Narayan

Ocora Radio France

Rating: ★★★

A reissue of recordings made in 1971, this disc features the maestro Ram Narayan, who became the first internationally renowned...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: November/2017

Review of Sombras

Sombras

OKAN

Lulaworld Records

Rating: ★★★

The Afro-Cuban roots group OKAN present their first full-length release of jazz-influenced music paying tribute to the sonic traditions of...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2020

Review of Make It Fast, Make It Slow

Make It Fast, Make It Slow

ROB

Soundway

Rating: ★★★

The title-track of this album was one of the many fascinating discoveries on Ghana Soundz, the first release from the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012

Review of A Thousand Thoughts

A Thousand Thoughts

Kronos Quartet

Top of the World

Nonesuch Records

Rating: ★★★★★

David Harrington and his colleagues have long been intrepid world music adventurers, expanding the string quartet repertoire with works from...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2014

Review of Dreams of Andalusia

Dreams of Andalusia

Joglaresa

Metronome METCD1062

Rating: ★★★

It was only a couple of issues ago that Joglaresa’s Dancing in Tetouan was reviewed in Songlines (#62) and it...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010

Review of Birds

Birds

Da Lata

Da Lata Music

Rating: ★★★★

Can that be the sweet sound of spring? On the strength of this fourth album by beloved London-based tropicalistas Da...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2020

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