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Review of A Black & Tan Ball

A Black & Tan Ball

Ben Hunter, Phil Wiggins & Joe Seamons

Ben Joe Music

Rating: ★★★★

This may not be a concert recording, but it has all the spontaneity, intimacy and magic of a great gig:...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2017

Review of Aquarius

Aquarius

Joyce & Donato

Far Out Recordings FARO149CD

Rating: ★★★★

Antonio Carlos Jobim once called Joyce one of the greatest singers of all time – praise that the ageless Brazilian...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2010

Review of Oliveiras

Oliveiras

Magda Mendes

Casa da Bôxa

Rating: ★★★

One should always try to forget any preconceptions when approaching a fado singer from abroad, with no real reputation or...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2018

Review of Watching the Well

Watching the Well

Jon Thorne & Danny Thompson

Naim

Rating: ★★★★

Naim is a jazz label with an outstanding contemporary artist roster and a reputation for top-flight sound quality and production....

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Rough Guide to Salsa Dance

Rough Guide to Salsa Dance

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network RGNET1239CD

Rating: ★★★

Just how much juice is there left to squeeze from the salsa market? Tons, if the recent assembly line of...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2010

Review of Dinas

Dinas

Calan

Sain Records

Rating: ★★★

After performing an impressive showcase when the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards was hosted in Cardiff this April, this spirited...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of An Den Dey Made Tae

An Den Dey Made Tae

Ross & Ryan Couper

Couper Records

Rating: ★★★

Growing up as part of a famous Shetland musical family, Ross Couper, fiddle player with the Peatbog Faeries, and his...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2021

Review of MARÉ

MARÉ

MARÉ

Sons Vadios

Rating: ★★★

Fishermen and their special connection to the sea have always had a pull on literature and music. Maybe it's because...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2024

Review of Birds and Beasts: Music by Martyn Bennett & Fraser Fifield

Birds and Beasts: Music by Martyn Bennett & Fraser Fifield

Mr McFall’s Chamber

Top of the World

Delphian DCD34085

Rating: ★★★★

Regarded as one of the most innovative Scottish musicians of his time on the back of albums such as 1998...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Review of Direct-to-Disc

Direct-to-Disc

Marcelo D2 & SambaDrive

Night Dreamer

Rating: ★★★

Marcelo Peixoto became known through his work with 90s rap-rock band Planet Hemp and their ceaseless cries for the legalisation...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: January/2025

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