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Review of Nigeria 70: Sweet Times: Afro-Funk, Highlife and Juju From 1970s Lagos

Nigeria 70: Sweet Times: Afro-Funk, Highlife and Juju From 1970s Lagos

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Strut

Rating: ★★★

The third edition of Strut's Nigeria 70 series contains another 13 crate-raiding tracks never previously issued outside of Nigeria –...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2011

Review of Tuath: Songs of the Northlands

Tuath: Songs of the Northlands

Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona Mackenzie

Naxos World

Rating: ★★★

Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie have been working together for 25 years now, notably in the bands Anam and...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: May/2020

Review of Ayom

Ayom

Ayom

Top of the World

Amplifica Records

Rating: ★★★★

There is always something rather inspiring about someone willing to take destiny into their own hands. That’s clearly the case...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/2021

Review of Âmago

Âmago

Vila Navio

Vila Navio

Rating: ★★★

Since 2013, André Coelho Rodrigues has been exploring and perfecting his peculiar take on Portuguese folk music after going through...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023

Review of Do Coração

Do Coração

Sara Correia

Universal Music Portugal

Rating: ★★★

Last year, we praised Sara Correia’s first adult album (she had released a previous one in her adolescence) as a...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2020

Review of Toquinho

Toquinho

Toquinho

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★

Now in his early 70s, Antônio Pecci Filho, aka Toquinho, is still popular in his native Brazil. He possesses some...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger

Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger

Kronos Quartet

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Three years ago Kronos Quartet released an album titled Folk Songs, a journey into Appalachian tradition featuring guest singers Sam...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020

Review of Bamako

Bamako

Sophie Lukacs

Sophie Lukacs

Rating: ★★★

Hailing from Budapest but now resident in Canada, Lukacs grew up with Hungarian Jewish folk music and trained on the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2023

Review of Songs of Exile

Songs of Exile

Abdelli

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Albums by the Brussels-based Algerian singer and songwriter Abderrahmane Abdelli are as rare as an oasis in the desert –...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2021

Review of Bixiga 70

Bixiga 70

Bixiga 70

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

It was an inspirational encounter with Tony Allen that gave Bixiga 70 the idea of putting a Brazilian spin on...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2022

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