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Review of Le Monde est Chaud

Le Monde est Chaud

Tiken Jah Fakoly

Wrasse Records

Rating: ★★★

The Ivory Coast's Moussa Doumbia has been singing reggae under the name Tiken Jah Fakoly for more than 25 years....

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Review of Cycle

Cycle

Lady Maisery

Top of the World

RootBeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

The themes of recurrence and circularity stand out in Hazel Askew, Rowan Rheingans and Hannah James’ third album as a...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2016

Review of Skywire

Skywire

JPP

JPP

Rating: ★★★★

As a live experience, JPP are hard to beat. They’ve been together for over 30 years, having grown up in...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Juan Zou De Ren (He Who Travels Far)

Juan Zou De Ren (He Who Travels Far)

Hanggai

Top of the World

World Connection

Rating: ★★★★

The second album from Hanggai, the Beijing-based Mongolian folk-rock band, pioneers of the ‘China-grass’ scene, sees them coming of age....

Reviewed by Rachel Harris in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Denfila

Denfila

Donso

Comet Records

Rating: ★★★★

The second album from French electro producer Krazy Baldhead and crew builds on the success of Donso’s self-titled 2010 debut,...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Peru Maravilloso

Peru Maravilloso

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Tiger''s Milk Records

Rating: ★★

It’s obvious that much crate-digging has been done to put together this compilation, which features many rare tracks and little-known...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Stranger in my Homeland

Stranger in my Homeland

Hosam Hayek

Top of the World

Doublemoon CD51

Rating: ★★★★

Born in 1970 in Shfara'am, a small town near Nazareth in Galilee, Hosam Hayek created several ensembles in his homeland,...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2010

Review of A Assembleia Extraordinária

A Assembleia Extraordinária

Rod Krieger

Rod Krieger

Rating: ★★★

Rock gaúcho, rock from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, always had a penchant for the music of the British invasion....

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: February/March/2025

Review of Choque Eletrostático

Choque Eletrostático

Natália Lebeis

Toca Discos

Rating: ★★★★

Lebeis comes from a background in theatre production but uses this assured debut to show her abilities in sound, texture...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2024

Review of Sweet Release

Sweet Release

Justin Adams & Mauro Durante

Top of the World

Ponderosa Music Records

Rating: ★★★★★

‘These strings, this drum, from another world they come, bringing songs of sweet release,’ Adams sings over a thunderous Rachid...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2024

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