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Review of Bhattacharya/Grønseth/Wessel

Bhattacharya/Grønseth/Wessel

Bhattacharya/Grønseth/Wessel

Pling Music

Rating: ★★★★

The dialogue between Hindustani classical and jazz music has a storied past. This latest effort to expand the lexicon draws...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2017

Review of Still

Still

Richard Thompson

Fantasy Records

Rating: ★★★★

Working with producer Jeff Tweedy, singer of the rootsy American indie band Wilco, Richard Thompson has taken a swerve in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Bu Bir Ruya

Bu Bir Ruya

Dirtmusic

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Dirtmusic duo has now become a trio, with guitarists Hugo Race and Chris Eckman being joined by saz (lute)...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2018

Review of The Berlin Session

The Berlin Session

Dur-Dur Band Int.

Outhere Records

Rating: ★★

In the 1980s, Dur-Dur Band were one of Somalia's biggest groups, in high demand and performing their uniquely Somali disco...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2023

Review of Helen Nkume & Her Young Timers Band

Helen Nkume & Her Young Timers Band

Helen Nkume

Dig This Way Records

Rating: ★★★

Helen Nkume was approaching her thirties when she began her musical career in the early 1970s. Before the decade was...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2023

Review of Raixes

Raixes

Tuzeint

Extra Soul Perception / Worldwide Records

Rating: ★★★

Just a few hours drive south from the Texan border, the Mexican city of Monterrey already has a reputation for...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023

Review of Amicum

Amicum

Timo Alakolita & Johanna Juhola Duo

Åkerö Records

Rating: ★★★★

It's sixteen years since this duo's last album. At that point Alakotila was one of the key figures on the...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2023

Review of Zango

Zango

WITCH

Top of the World

Desert Daze Sound

Rating: ★★★★★

‘Zamrock has resurrected from its decades of slumber,’ sings frontman Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda on ‘Message from WITCH’. Jagari, inspired by...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Samba em Kigali

Samba em Kigali

Tapioca

Jakarta Records

Rating: ★★

Following 2022's well-streamed Voyage, the Belgian duo of rapper and lyricist Alessandro ‘Le Tagarel’ Vlerick and producer and composer Simon...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Club Coco ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound of Now

Club Coco ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound of Now

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Bongo Joe Records

Rating: ★★★

A follow-up to 2021's Club Coco, this compilation by Mexican DJ Coco María showcases contemporary Afro-Latin sounds by home-based and...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/September/2023

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