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Review of Digital Indigenous 04: MP4MP3

Digital Indigenous 04: MP4MP3

DJ Kapwanthi

1000HZ

Rating: ★★★★

In 2020, Polish label 1000Hz launched Digital Indigenous, a series showcasing producers who use rudimentary digital tools to create unique...

Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: July/2023

Review of Igbo Amaka

Igbo Amaka

Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International

Palenque Records

Rating: ★★★

Highlife music is most closely associated with Ghana, but the genre's roots extend across West Africa and beyond. Okwy Osadebe...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2023

Review of Thank You for Bringing Me Back to the Sky

Thank You for Bringing Me Back to the Sky

The Oldest Voice in the World (Azerbaijan)

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The music we call global should thank the heavens, really, for the Grammy-winning producer and field recordist Ian Brennan, who...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2023

Review of La Danza

La Danza

Novalima

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Peruvian band, Novalima, blend Afro-Peruvian music with electronica, Latin American beats, and other contemporary genres. This intoxicating mix has...

Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: January/February/2024

Review of The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On

The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On

Wax Machine

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★

Led by Brazilian-born, Italian/English-raised songwriter and singer Lau Ro, Wax Machine’s third album, The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On,...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: January/February/2024

Review of 3

3

Abdullah Ibrahim

Gearbox Records

Rating: ★★★★

Anyone who caught the concert at London’s Barbican last year by veteran South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim will know...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024

Review of Needlefall

Needlefall

Magic Tuber Stringband

Thrill Jockey

Rating: ★★★★

The music on Needlefall is borne of one region, but two worlds. It finds Durham, North Carolina guitar- and-fiddle duo...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: May/2024

Review of Engelchen

Engelchen

Alison Cotton

Rocket Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Alison Cotton’s Engelchen is both a threnody and celebration, heartfelt, intense and deeply moving in its struggle through darkness to...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2024

Review of Land of My Other

Land of My Other

The Breath

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Land of My Other is the third studio album from The Breath, a partnership between singer Ríoghnach Connolly and ex-Cinematic...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2023

Review of Tøyen Sessions

Tøyen Sessions

Gjermund Larsen Trio

heilo

Rating: ★★★★

Although all the compositions on this new album by Norway’s Larsen Trio were apparently written by Larsen himself, you might...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: December/2023

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