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Review of Mettavolution

Mettavolution

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Rubyworks

Rating: ★★★★

The acoustic guitar instrumentals of this Mexican duo have always tended to divide world music fans. Back in 2012, Songlines...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019

Review of European Howl

European Howl

Agent Starling

DHM

Rating: ★★★

Agent Starling is an unusual duo, a pairing of hurdy-gurdy player Quentin Budworth with Louise Duffy-Howard (aka Lou Loudhailer). Back...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: July/2021

Review of Project Locrea

Project Locrea

Project Locrea

Antidote Sounds

Rating: ★★

The American capital is a hub, where many great musicians from all corners of the world for years have put...

Reviewed by Torben Holleufer in issue: July/2022

Review of Exploring Gong Culture in Southeast Asia: Massif and Archipelago

Exploring Gong Culture in Southeast Asia: Massif and Archipelago

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sub Rosa

Rating: ★★★★

Sound artist and archivist Yasuhiro Morinaga records found sounds and music from around the globe. Recently, he turned his attention...

Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: July/2022

Review of Sa

Sa

Parvyn

HopeStreet Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Australian Punjabi singer Parvyn grew up among Sikh devotional music and trained in Hindustani classical music and dance. She began...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2021

Review of Y’Anbessaw Tezeta

Y’Anbessaw Tezeta

Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex

Top of the World

Terp

Rating: ★★★★★

What a delight this new collaboration between Ethiopian saxophone legend Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex proves to be. Showcasing something...

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of White Light: The Space Between

White Light: The Space Between

O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra

Signum Classics

Rating: ★★★★

O/Modernt, which translates as ‘unmodern’, is the conceptual brainchild of British-born violinist Hugo Ticciati. On White Light: The Space Between,...

Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: July/2018

Review of Tropix

Tropix

Céu

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

It's easy to forget how much of a revelation Céu was when she released her self-titled debut in 2005. Seductive...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2016

Review of Cladaich Loch Iù

Cladaich Loch Iù

Steven MacÌomhair

Steven MacÌomhair

Rating: ★★

Cladaich Loch Iù marks the debut of Gaelic singer and West Coast native Steven MacÌomhair and a pleasant enough, if...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2020

Review of The Impossible Wild

The Impossible Wild

The Last Inklings

The Last Inklings

Rating: ★★★

The Last Inklings are Leonardo MacKenzie and David Hoyland – MacKenzie is a classically trained cellist with 15 years of...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2021

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