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Review of Nieguid Duovdagat

Nieguid Duovdagat

Ánnámáret

Uksi

Rating: ★★★★

Northern Sámi musician Ánnámáret (aka Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman) takes a dramatic leap forward with this powerful release, after two albums featuring...

Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: June/2021

Review of Yo Amanecí

Yo Amanecí

Andrés Landero

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★★

Since his death in 2000, the reputation of Andrés Landero has continued to grow, both in Colombia and around the...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017

Review of Åkerö

Åkerö

Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila

Åkerö

Rating: ★★★★

Two of Finland's most outstanding musicians celebrated 20 years of playing together last year. Kalaniemi and Alakotila were students when...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2012

Review of Together We Stand

Together We Stand

Abraham Inc

Label Bleu

Rating: ★★★★

It's been ten years since Abraham Inc's first album Tweet Tweet and, given the impact it still has now, any...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Escape – The Story of Jan Baalsrud and the Shetland Bus

Escape – The Story of Jan Baalsrud and the Shetland Bus

Jenna & Bethany Reid

Lofoten Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Arctic wastelands to the north of Norway can be the most desolate of places on earth… And yet in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2011

Review of Suas Síos

Suas Síos

Kíla

Kíla Records

Rating: ★★★★

Kíla's tenth studio album Suas Síos (Up, Down) finds those redoubtable champions of Dublin's musical melting pot returning to rousing,...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of In My Own Time

In My Own Time

Karen Dalton

Light in the Attic

Rating: ★★★★★

Karen Dalton, who died in 1993 at age 55, was for a brief period in the 1960s the darling dark...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2022

Review of Nozhet El Nofous

Nozhet El Nofous

Nancy Mounir

Simsara Records

Rating: ★★★★

As a key member of Egypt’s rich independent music scene, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer Nancy Mounir is well-attuned to her...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: October/2022

Review of A Thousand Thoughts

A Thousand Thoughts

Kronos Quartet

Top of the World

Nonesuch Records

Rating: ★★★★★

David Harrington and his colleagues have long been intrepid world music adventurers, expanding the string quartet repertoire with works from...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2014

Review of Murmurations

Murmurations

The Shee

Proper

Rating: ★★★★

The album art for Murmurations is a work of some genius – each individual cover features a unique image, in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

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