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Review of Este Fado

Este Fado

Inês Duarte

IP

Rating: ★★★

When in doubt about a new fado voice, look for Carlos do Carmo’sendorsement. If his name shows up in a...

Reviewed by Gongalo Frota in issue: July/2012

Review of Sacred World of Azerbaijani Mugham

Sacred World of Azerbaijani Mugham

Gochag Askarov

Top of the World

Felmay

Rating: ★★★★★

Gochag Askarov, in his mid-30s, is the new icon of mugham, the intense classical music of Azerbaijan. He was the...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014

Review of Starfall

Starfall

Slow Moving Clouds

Slow Moving Clouds

Rating: ★★★★

Dublin-based string trio Slow Moving Clouds hit the mark with their 2015 debut, Os, a melding of delicate, warm melodies,...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2018

Review of Music in the City

Music in the City

Rise Ashen

Balanced Records

Rating: ★★★

Here’s an urban night owl. Hailing from Montreal, global beats DJ Rise Ashen has made a nocturnal soundtrack that seamlessly...

Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings

Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings

VARIOUS ARTISTS

From Here Records

Rating: ★★★

‘Field Recordings’ carries with it the exciting suggestion that Stick in the Wheel have sought out unheard music performed by...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2017

Review of Keep Hauling (Music from the Movie)

Keep Hauling (Music from the Movie)

Fisherman's Friends

Island Records

Rating: ★★★★

Thirty years ago a group of friends – some actually fishermen – got together on the Platt (the hard ground...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2019

Review of The Rough Guide to Greek Café

The Rough Guide to Greek Café

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

This disc is impressive, covering a great deal of ground from 1960s laïká to later more eclectic and Anatolian-inspired tracks,...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of The Golden Lagoon

The Golden Lagoon

King Lagoon's Flying Swordfish Dance Band

Kin-Aesthetic Recordings VINYL & DIGITAL ONLY

Rating: ★★

King Lagoon's Flying Swordfish Dance Band (henceforth referred to as KLFSDB for the sake of trees and inkwells everywhere) present...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2020

Review of The Watchmaker's Wife

The Watchmaker's Wife

Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston

Hands On Music

Rating: ★★★

This is a highly anticipated third album from the double-bassist and fine vocalist Miranda Sykes and mandolin maestro Rex Preston....

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2016

Review of The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

Ranjana Ghatak

Revolver

Rating: ★★★★

British singer Ranjana Ghatak is well-known for her work uniting North Indian and Western musics, especially jazz, working with some...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2020

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