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Review of Escapology

Escapology

Duende Indian Collective

Suriya Recordings

Rating: ★★★

As a bansuri (flute) rises from a bed of flamenco guitar on album opener ‘Escapology’, any listeners who last heard...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Origem

Origem

Luiz Murá

Luiz Murá

Rating: ★★

Luiz Murá is a diverse musician. He sings in Portuguese, Japanese, English and Italian, performs samba, bossa nova or any...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2020

Review of Saudade, Colour of Love

Saudade, Colour of Love

Maria Mendes

Challenge Records

Rating: ★★★

Maria Mendes is a Portuguese jazz singer that has developed her career in The Netherlands for the last 15 years....

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Orfeo

Orfeo

Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party

Top of the World

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The title-track of Orfeo is a version of the Orpheus and Eurydice story dating from the 13th century, via a...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2012

Review of Sons da Terra Vol 1

Sons da Terra Vol 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Wapapura

Rating: ★★★

This is a beautiful collection of live performances in the Monasterio de Santa Cristina in the Ribeiro Sacra region of...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017

Review of Nueva Era

Nueva Era

Daymé Arocena

Top of the World

Brownswood Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

In Cuba it's all about a nueva era right now. With Fidel Castro convalescing, his younger brother Raúl rubbing shoulders...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Aşk(Love)

Aşk(Love)

Aka Gündüz Kutbay | Kani Karaca

Kalan 481482

Rating: ★★★★

Don Cherry and Rafael Garrett brought exciting news about this astounding ney soloist, steeped in the mevlevi tradition but fearless...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2010

Review of Mai

Mai

Georgia Ruth

Bubblewrap Collective

Rating: ★★★★

The Aberystwyth singer-songwriter released her debut, Week of Pines, back in 2013, and it won her the Welsh Music Prize...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2020

Review of Afrosoul

Afrosoul

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★

The Ways we discover new music can research artists online. If you are unsure what you want to research, there...

Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Black &White: Recorded in the Field by Art Rosenbaum

Black &White: Recorded in the Field by Art Rosenbaum

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Dixiefrog

Rating: ★★★★★

In 2007 and 2009, Dust to D igital released volumes one and two of Art of the Field Recording by...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2011

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