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Review of Nhaoul’

Nhaoul’

Kamilya Jubran & Sarah Murcia

Accords Croisés

Rating: ★★★★

For 20 years, from 1980, Kamilya Jubran was the voice of Sabreen, a Palestinian group known for their songs of...

Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2013

Review of Nemo

Nemo

Kadialy Kouyate

Top of the World

KK Sound Archive

Rating: ★★★★

Kadialy Kouyate is a Longtime London-based kora player. A maestro of the West African 21-string harp-Lute, he is also a...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2020

Review of The Thrush in the Storm

The Thrush in the Storm

Dervish

Top of the World

Whirling Discs

Rating: ★★★★★

It's been five years since the last studio offering from Irish supergroup Dervish, which makes The Thrush in the Storm...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Aug/Sept/2013

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 Acoustic (Live)

Acoustic (Live)

Dub Inc

Diversité

Rating: ★★★★

Hailing from Saint-Étienne’s Algerian community, Dub Inc grew to fame on French radio waves with a unique fusion of reggae,...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: May/2021

Review of Stepping It Out Again!

Stepping It Out Again!

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Veteran Records

Rating: ★★★★

Taken from recordings made by song collector and field-recorder John Howson between 1975 and 2000, this set of 24 songs...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Mediterranean Songs

Mediterranean Songs

Melos

Accords Croisés

Rating: ★★★

Melos is an ambitious gathering of the musical traditions of three Mediterranean countries – Spain, Tunisia and Greece. The album’s...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012

Review of Pelerinaj

Pelerinaj

Erol Josué

Top of the World

Geomuse Editions

Rating: ★★★★★

Vodou priest, actor, singer and choreographer Erol Josué spent two decades living in Paris and New York before returning home...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022

Review of American Radical Patriot

American Radical Patriot

Woody Guthrie

Rounder Records

Rating: ★★★★★

There is a certain irony that America’s great hobo poet, whose songs packed such a punch because they were so...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2014

Review of Transatlantic Sessions 4: Volume 2

Transatlantic Sessions 4: Volume 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Whirlie Records

Rating: ★★★★

The second CD release taken from last year's fourth outing of the Transatlantic Sessions TV series captures – much better...

Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

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