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Review of Vodou Alé

Vodou Alé

Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers

Bongo Joe

Rating: ★★★

Chouk Bwa were a revelation upon their debut album, 2015's Se Nou Ki La! (reviewed in #110), a wonderful set...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2020

Review of Pomegranate Tiles

Pomegranate Tiles

Dafarahn

Musilogue

Rating: ★★

Dafarahn is an interesting pair of European musicians researching the art music of the Middle East. Francesco Iannuzzelli is an...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Growing Up

Growing Up

Tsuumi Sound System

Tsuumi Sound System TSS001

Rating: ★★★★★

I remember descri– bing Tsuumi Sound System's last album (reviewed in #49) as a work of genius: a lesson in...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2010

Review of Neptune

Neptune

Eliza Carthy

HemHem Records

Rating: ★★★★

2008's Dreams of Breathing Under– water, an album of original tunes, was a long time coming, and it felt as...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011

Review of Yedi Kedi

Yedi Kedi

Balamuc

Balamuc

Rating: ★★

Hailing from Eastern Europe and elsewhere, the members of Balamuc joined forces in London where they have produced this musical...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Review of Warp & Weft

Warp & Weft

Cosgrave & Banks

Cosgrave & Banks

Rating: ★★★

This album is a debut from a duo of multi-instrumentalists Mike Cosgrave and Steve Banks. Built on fiddle (Banks) and...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2016

Review of Jara en el Camino

Jara en el Camino

Salao

Taller de Músics

Rating: ★★★★

Catalonia's relationship with the rest of Spain is complicated, to say the least. There are many Catalonians who view themselves...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of The Long March

The Long March

Le Trio Joubran

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★

Le Trio Joubran have been musical flag-bearers for the Palestinian people for more than a decade. For The Long March,...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2018

Review of Benin – Yoruba Music

Benin – Yoruba Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ocora Radio France

Rating: ★★★★

This is a double CD of field recordings made in 1958, 1969 and between 1996 and 1999, lavishly pre¬sented like...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2012

Review of Free West Papua: Rize of the Morning Star Vol 2

Free West Papua: Rize of the Morning Star Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Rize of the Morning Star

Rating: ★★★★

Like its 2013 predecessor, this compilation features artists from the Pacific and other countries, banding together in musical solidarity with...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016

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