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Review of Recordar é Viver: Antologia Vol 1

Recordar é Viver: Antologia Vol 1

Pedro Lima

Top of the World

Bongo Joe Records

Rating: ★★★★★

This anthology provides an excellent opportunity to expand any record collection that’s light on the music of São Tomé and...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2022

Review of Tariq

Tariq

Jaume Compte & Nafas Ensemble

ARC Music

Rating: ★★

The composer Jaume Compte has explored the music of southern Europe and the Middle East with a number of different...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2015

Review of Sacred Harmony

Sacred Harmony

Thanasis Kleopas, Theodore Koumartzis & Jordan Koumartzis

Seikilo Ancient World Music

Rating: ★★★★

Evocative, tender and uplifting, this lovely collaboration between brothers Theodore and Jordan Koumartzis and Thanasis Kleopas harnesses the spirit of...

Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: February/March/2025

Review of Koyo

Koyo

Zar Electrik

Jarring Effects

Rating: ★★★★

Zar Electrik are a trio from Marseille who deserve to become stars of the Afro-electro dance scene thanks to this...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2025

Review of An Angel’s Healing

An Angel’s Healing

Miguel Muziq

Viva La Música Records

Rating: ★★

Being unkind, one might suggest that Michael Panteli should change his moniker from Muziq to Muzaq. The album is commendably...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Review of Kijombo

Kijombo

Yasser Thejeda & Palotré

Yasser Thejeda & Palotré

Rating: ★★★★

One might start by pointing out that the musicianship on this recording, the second from this joint Dominican and New...

Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: April/2020

Review of Rivers: From the Congo to the Mississippi

Rivers: From the Congo to the Mississippi

Siama

Siama

Rating: ★★★★

A veteran soukous guitarist from the DRC, Siama Matuzungidi played on local hits by the likes of Kanda Bongo Man,...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016

Review of II

II

Fränder

Nordic Notes

Rating: ★★★

Is prog folk a genre? Then Swedish band Fränder may be a fit, with their mix of bombastic vocals, heavy...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: March/2024

Review of All Living Things

All Living Things

Park Jiha

Glitterbeat / Tak:til

Rating: ★★★★

The swelling ‘K-Wave’ of South Korean culture has also buoyed up experimental treasures like Park Jiha. Her work deploys traditional...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2025

Review of Na Vschod

Na Vschod

R.U.T.A.

Karrot Kommando

Rating: ★★★★★

R.U.T.A. is a jokey Polish acronym for the Movement of Utopia, Transcendence and Anarchy. Bringing together raw, rustic folk instruments,...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2013

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