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Review of A Carousel for Fools

A Carousel for Fools

The Mather Robinson Band

Mather & Robinson

Rating: ★★★

Dave Mather and Pete Robinson grew up together in and around Salford in the 60s but this is only their...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2015

Review of Native Music 15: Traditional, Folk & World Music from Latvia

Native Music 15: Traditional, Folk & World Music from Latvia

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Skani

Rating: ★★★

Throughout their history the peoples of the Baltic have, sometimes at great cost, maintained their national and cultural identities, in...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2021

Review of Intercosmic

Intercosmic

Slavo Rican Assembly

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★

I sometimes recall a faintly surreal encounter outside the Bosnian city of Mostar, a few years after the war, in...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2022

Review of Vapor

Vapor

Bixiga 70

Top of the World

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

This engrossing fifth album from the São Paulo groove collective finds the band exploring a much wider musical palette. A...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2023

Review of Pace of Mind

Pace of Mind

Slang & Purbayan Chatterjee

Zig Zag World

Rating: ★★★

Continuing to incorporate new sounds into their experimental jazz, the award-winning Belgian trio Slang have teamed up with sitar prodigy...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: July/2015

Review of Kwetu

Kwetu

Fadhilee Itulya

Naxos World

Rating: ★★★★

This is the debut from an extremely versatile singer and guitarist from Kenya. Fadhilee Itulya's music is a modern fusion...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2020

Review of Nordic Choro II

Nordic Choro II

Nordic Choro

Zebo Records

Rating: ★★★

The established link between Finland and South American music is tango, which was brought north over 100 years ago. Nordic...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2016

Review of Wakukaya

Wakukaya

Ashimba

Grandpop Records

Rating: ★★★

This is another fine example of how Scandinavian musicians are collaborating with African musicians in professional studio conditions and producing...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Tropix

Tropix

Céu

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

It's easy to forget how much of a revelation Céu was when she released her self-titled debut in 2005. Seductive...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2016

Review of Djawla

Djawla

Anouar Kaddour Cherif

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★

Anouar Kaddour Cherif is a new face on the scene, at least around European parts. Three years ago, at the...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2022

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