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Review of Funmi Ti De

Funmi Ti De

Funmi Olawumi

Joyful Noise

Rating: ★★★

Funmi Olawumi has spent the last dozen years singing with various Nigerian ensembles including wedding party favourites the Queens of...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of Proper Job

Proper Job

Fisherman's Friends

Fisherman''s Friends

Rating: ★★★

‘Proper job!’ is a Cornish expression of approval – and an excellent ale from St Austell Brewery, which has supported...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Quesaco?

Quesaco?

Paris Combo

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★

Paris Combo are an iconic Parisian band, carried by the voice and the twinkling presence of Bénédicte Grimault, aka Belle...

Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Yoruba Odyssey

Yoruba Odyssey

Adédèjì

Top of the World

One World

Rating: ★★★★

In recent years Nigerian music has become synonymous with the globalised Afrobeats of the likes of Burna Boy and Wizkid....

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023

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 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 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 A História do Nordeste

A História do Nordeste

Luiz Gonzaga

Aquarela do Brasil

Rating: ★★★★★

The story of Luiz Gonzaga could have come straight out of a novel by Brazilian writer Jorge Amado: at 18...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Rhythm & Fado

Rhythm & Fado

João Caetano

Macau Records

Rating: ★★

Any musician should be wise enough to let his or her biography inform their music, and this is particularly true...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2019

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