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Review of Metromonk

Metromonk

Manu Delago

Tru Thoughts

Rating: ★★★

The Austrian-born percussionist and composer Manu Delago has become the foremost proponent of the instrument known as the hang, having...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2017

Review of Decemberwell

Decemberwell

Mike Vass

Rusty Squash Horn Records

Rating: ★★★

An ambitious challenge was the impetus for Mike Vass’ new album. He aimed to compose and record it in just...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2013

Review of Black &White: Recorded in the Field by Art Rosenbaum

Black &White: Recorded in the Field by Art Rosenbaum

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Dixiefrog

Rating: ★★★★★

In 2007 and 2009, Dust to D igital released volumes one and two of Art of the Field Recording by...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2011

Review of Cloud Wandering

Cloud Wandering

Takashi Hirayasu

Infrasound

Rating: ★★★★

One of the foremost performers of Okinawan folk music, vocalist and sanshin (banjo-like lute) player Takashi Hirayasu came to prominence...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2019

Review of Both Sides of the Aegean

Both Sides of the Aegean

Hüsnü Senlendirici & Trio Chios

Doublemoon

Rating: ★★★★

Hüsnü Şenlendirici is Turkey's big clarinet star, famed for his glitzy virtuoso style and, unfortunately, a tendency for saccharine arrangements...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Aavartan – Dawn to Dusk

Aavartan – Dawn to Dusk

Kala Ramnath Aavartan

Kalashree

Rating: ★★★★

Kala Ramnath is both a traditionalist and an experimentalist in the Indian classical tradition. She is also quite simply one...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Šatrika

Šatrika

Čači Vorba

Top of the World

Oriente Musik

Rating: ★★★★

Čači Vorba is the name of the group, but it's vocalist and fiddler Maria Natanson who is the star of...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2016

Review of Flying into Mystery

Flying into Mystery

Christy Moore

Sony Music

Rating: ★★★★

Bowed but definitely not beaten by pandemic isolation, Moore responds with one of his finest offerings in years. Flying into...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2022

Review of The South African Meeting of Viramundo

The South African Meeting of Viramundo

Gilberto Gil & Vusi Mahlasela

Dreampixies

Rating: ★★★

After standing down as Brazil's minister of culture, the legendary singer Gilberto Gil undertook a southern hemisphere tour to Australia...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamso in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of On the Spot

On the Spot

The Hot 8 Brass Band

Top of the World

Tru Thoughts

Rating: ★★★★

The Hot 8 Brass Band have experienced more hard times than most of us can ever imagine: gun-toting gangs and...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2017

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