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Review of La Voz Del Mar

La Voz Del Mar

Xiomara Torres

Patois Records

Rating: ★★★

Hailing from Guapi on the Pacific Coast, but residing in Cali, Colombia, Xiomara Torres displays both her traditional roots and...

Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: November/2022

Review of Fios de Ouro No Ár

Fios de Ouro No Ár

Rodrigo Romaní Trio

Altafonte Music

Rating: ★★

Harp player and Milladoiro founder Rodrigo Romaní is one of the foremost exponents of Galician folk, playing a leading role...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Amina

Amina

Refugees for Refugees

Muziekpublique

Rating: ★★★

Three years ago I reviewed Amerli, by a collection of 20 instrumentalists and singers from Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and...

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

Review of Dem Naa

Dem Naa

Naby

Iris Music

Rating: ★★

Winner of the prestigious Radio France International Discovery award of 2009, the debut album from Senegalese reggae singer Naby was...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Edo Funk Explosion Vol 1

Edo Funk Explosion Vol 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Analog Africa

Rating: ★★★★

Much of the music emanating from Nigeria during the 1970s and 80s was an imitation of European and American disco....

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2021

Review of Cumbia Beat Vol 3

Cumbia Beat Vol 3

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★

Few places in the world were seemingly unaffected by the emergence of electric guitars and the success of The Beatles...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Review of Growing Stone

Growing Stone

Nation Beat

Barbés Records

Rating: ★★

The colourfully tasteful packaging might suggest that this American/ Brazilian collective see Growing Stone cosying up to the Putumayo compilations...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2012

Review of Breaking the Thermometer

Breaking the Thermometer

Leyla McCalla

Top of the World

ANTI-

Rating: ★★★★

The American-Haitian singer and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla, who made her name with Carolina Chocolate Drops, won a Songlines Music Award...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022

Review of Through the Eyes of the Sun

Through the Eyes of the Sun

Belonoga

Top of the World

Elen Music

Rating: ★★★★

Bulgarian singer Gergana Dimitrova will be familiar to many as a member of the women’s vocal ensemble, the Eva Quartet....

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2014

Review of Black Horses

Black Horses

Mae & the Midnight Fairground

Mae Karthauser

Rating: ★★

The Midnight Fairground is the magical conceptual world of singer, Mae Karthauser. Hailing from the sleepy banks of the Dart...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2012

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