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B2M

Skinnyfish Music

Rating: ★★

Australia's Tiwi islands lie to the north of Darwin, Australia, where the Arafura and Timor Seas meet. The two main...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2015

Review of Xáos

Xáos

Xáos

Independent Records

Rating: ★★★

Kudos goes to Ahetas and Dubulah, the two musicians from Dub Colossus who are at the core of this recording,...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of El Bardo

El Bardo

Aldo del Rio

Sunnyside Records

Rating: ★★

Complete with standard-issue retro graphics, here is another senior discovery from Cuba by a gringo record company, in this case...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Raised by Wolves

Raised by Wolves

Jenny Ritter

Fiddle Head Records

Rating: ★★★★

Bright Mainland was the 2013 solo debut from this Canadian singer and songwriter, following many years of playing accordion for...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2015

Review of Rafi's Revenge

Rafi's Revenge

Asian Dub Foundation

London Records

Rating: ★★★

Songlines is 20 years old, but this album is 21, and it's now receiving a welcome reissue, bolstered by Under...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2019

Review of Diffractions

Diffractions

Ollie King

Top of the World

RootBeat Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Diffraction occurs when light spreads out as a result of passing across an edge or through a small space. Ollie...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2017

Review of My Roots

My Roots

Suzanna Owiyo

Kirkelig Kulturverksted

Rating: ★★★★

Kenyan singer-songwriter Suzanna Owiyo has her third album released on a Scandinavian label and sponsored by a Norwegian arts foundation....

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Hlywing

Hlywing

Ruth Angell

Talking Elephant Records

Rating: ★★★★

After working with the likes of Ashley Hutchings and Rufus Wainwight, Ruth Angell finally records her debut solo album, and...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023

Review of Carruseles

Carruseles

Afrosound

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★

Waaahaaahaaaa! From deep within Colombia's Discos Fuentes vaults comes another Vampisoul resurrection… But Afrosound's 1974 release stands out from the...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023

Review of Pan

Pan

Grupo Pan

Munster Records / Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★★★

Fans of Venezuelan rock (and there should be more) will be eager to snap up this long out-of-print jewel, originally...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: November/2023

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