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Review of Stubb

Stubb

Gangar

Heilo Records

Rating: ★★★★

“This is Norwegian folk music… WITH AC/DC CHORDS!” Gangar’s Hardanger fiddle player Mattias Thedens bellowed out in a tiny hotel...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: December/2023

Review of Mburu

Mburu

Jean-Paul Raffit & Paamath

homerecords.be

Rating: ★★★★

Raffit is a French composer and jazz and blues guitarist who 15 years ago founded the Chambre d’Hôte Orchestra. One...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2024

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 É Ferro Na Boneca!

É Ferro Na Boneca!

Os Novos Bahianos

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★★

Whenever you see ‘new’ on a college, bridge or pub you know it's pretty ancient. Same goes for ‘novos’ when...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019

Review of Funky Africa

Funky Africa

Almon Memela

We Are Busy Bodies

Rating: ★★★★

Compared to, say, Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim, Almon Memela is not a name much celebrated in the pantheon of...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022

Review of O Aperto da Saudade

O Aperto da Saudade

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★

Far Out’s aim for this record was to compile a selection of Brazilian tracks that convincingly epitomise the untranslatable Portuguese...

Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: October/2020

Review of La Increíble Historia de un Hombre Bueno

La Increíble Historia de un Hombre Bueno

DePedro

Warner Music

Rating: ★★★

DePedro is the nom do guorro of Spanish guitarist and singer Jairo Zavala, an experienced sideman and session musician with...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2013

Review of Sleeping Spirals

Sleeping Spirals

Hannah James and Toby Kuhn

Top of the World

JigDoll Records

Rating: ★★★★

“I didn’t think I did need a cellist,” Hannah James says in a video describing the genesis of her new...

Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: January/February/2022

Review of O Método

O Método

Rodrigo Leão

BMG/Uguru

Rating: ★★★

Since he left Madredeus in 1994, Rodrigo Leão has established himself as a masterful songwriter, working on a sort of...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2020

Review of Weightless

Weightless

Teotima

First Word Records

Rating: ★★★

Teotima's second album, released on eclectic label First Word Records, sees the group slim down to a ready-to-tour ensemble. Greg...

Reviewed by Julia Baker in issue: July/2019

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