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Review of DOD

DOD

Agbeko

Agbeko

Rating: ★★

Mancunian Afrobeat: it's a long way from The Haçienda club, but why not indeed? This 11-piece outfit was named one...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2020

Review of This Pale

This Pale

Shujaat Husain Khan, Katayoun Goudarzi, Shaho Andalibi, Shariq Mustafa

Lycopod Records

Rating: ★★

Sufi music exists in various forms in different parts of the Islamic world with differing music and poetry in various...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2021

Review of Gavin Fairhall Lever

Gavin Fairhall Lever

Gavin Fairhall Lever

Penny Fiddle Records

Rating: ★★★

James Patrick Gavin on fiddle and vocals, double bassist Tim Fairhall and Adrian Lever on guitar, vocals, harmonium and piano...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2022

Review of Sum // Parts

Sum // Parts

Dhaivat Jani

Self-released

Rating: ★★★

Toronto-based composer and percussionist Jani's debut album is aptly named, as sum is the Hindi-Urdu word for that vital beat...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2023

Review of 9 Deadly Sins For Tamada

9 Deadly Sins For Tamada

Tamada

Alt Orient

Rating: ★★★

One could hardly accuse Georgian singer-songwriter Tamada of lacking in ambition on this, his second album, which he organises around...

Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: November/2024

Review of Mifankatiava

Mifankatiava

Loko Gasy

AudioMaze

Rating: ★★★

Two years ago, four young musicians from Madagascar founded the group Loko Gasy, which has now culminated in their debut...

Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: December/2025

Review of Reflections

Reflections

Domenic DeCicco

Twin Arrows Music

Rating: ★★★★★★

Originally from Canada and now residing in Somerset, UK, Domenic DeCicco is a multi-instrumentalist and producer with a deep affinity...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2026

Review of Mark The Hard Earth

Mark The Hard Earth

Kris Drever

Navigator NAVICD30

Rating: ★★★

Kris Drever is a man of many talents: one part of Anglo–Scots powerhouse Lau, one part of Drever McCusker Woomble,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of Life in a Day OST

Life in a Day OST

VARIOUS ARTISTS

EMI Records

Rating: ★★

Soundtracks are funny old things. When they feature alongside a film, they make sense – they’re doing precisely what they’re...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2012

Review of Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet

Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet

Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet

Adventure Music

Rating: ★★★★

With this latest entry in his Adventure Music catalogue, mandolin maestro Mike Marshall and the renowned Turtle Island Quartet have...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2014

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