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Review of Voices of the Sani

Voices of the Sani

Manhu

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★

This debut presents a fusion of pop and traditional folk music of the Sani people from south-western China's Yunnan province....

Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: June/2020

Review of Klingra

Klingra

Afenginn

Tutl Records

Rating: ★★★

In Old Norse afenginn means ‘intoxication and strength’ and it's the name adopted by the musical collective around Danish composer...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2020

Review of St Germain

St Germain

St Germain

Top of the World

Parlophone

Rating: ★★★★

The French musician, composer and producer Ludovic Navarre (aka St Germain) burst onto the scene 20 years ago with Boulevard,...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2015

Review of Facing East

Facing East

Modus Quartet

CPL Music

Rating: ★★★★

Facing East is oriented primarily towards Armenia, celebrating the folk music of the Caucasus in adventurous fashion. The multi– national...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of King of My Mind

King of My Mind

Flats and Sharps

Move Your Hands

Rating: ★★★★

To start with, Flats and Sharps must be the most audaciously tenuous bluegrass pun-based name around. Yet it is totally...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2016

Review of N’Djila Wa Mudujimu

N’Djila Wa Mudujimu

Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane''s Original Fulu Miziki Band of Kinshasa

Nyege Nyege Tapes

Rating: ★★★★

This is the DIY eco-punk essence, Congo-style. Everything about Fulu Miziki has been repurposed from material rescued from the junkpile,...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2022

Review of Lamenta

Lamenta

Xanthoula Dakovanou

Quartsupde Lune/UVM

Rating: ★★

Even without any knowledge of the Greek language whatsoever, it’s not hard to guess the central theme of this album...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2022

Review of Knoblauch Scharf

Knoblauch Scharf

Knoblauch Klezmer Band

Knoblauch Klezmer Band

Rating: ★★★★

Like all good funeral parties, the first, and seemingly last, full album from this group can be considered a mourning...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: August/2017

Review of Till

Till

Calum Alex Macmillan

Vertical Records

Rating: ★★★

Born on the Isle of Lewis, Macmillan has a rich Gaelic pedigree. Till, his second solo album, sees Macmillan in...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2017

Review of Birdy Island

Birdy Island

Howie Lee

Mais Um

Rating: ★★★

This is a strange, somewhat haunting album that may be classified as ‘ambient’ music by some, but it is attempting...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2021

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