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Review of Hermitage

Hermitage

Jambinai

Bella Union

Rating: ★★

Portentous track titles such as ‘Abyss’ and ‘Echo of Creation’ hint at the nature of this South Korean trio's crusade....

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2016

Review of The Makovecz Tour

The Makovecz Tour

Félix Lajkó

Top of the World

Fono

Rating: ★★★★

Violinist Félix Lajkó is pretty well known in Hungary, but not so much outside – despite being one of the...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of Tasca Beat

Tasca Beat

OqueStrada

Jaro 42952

Rating: ★★★

It’s little wonder that it took almost ten years for OqueStrada to release their first album. It wasn’t a question...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2010

Review of Divé Husy (Wild Geese)

Divé Husy (Wild Geese)

Jitka Šuranská Trio

Indies Scope

Rating: ★★★★

Singer and violinist Jitka Šuranská is a rising star of the Czech music scene, drawing inspiration from the traditional music...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Navega!

Navega!

Moussu T e Lei Jovents

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

From Marseille, singer Tatou and crew have continued leaping across to the US, bringing the Occitan language to new audiences....

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain

The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain

Olga Krasojevic & Svetlana Spajic Group

WMAS

Rating: ★★★★

Olga Krasojević, rapidly approaching the age of 80 with few signs of wear, is from the central Serbian village of...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2016

Review of Vangasay

Vangasay

Gwendoline Absalon

Ting Bang

Rating: ★★★

A vangasay is a Type of mandarin orange from Madagascar and Vietnam, popular in the islands across the Indian Ocean...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020

Review of From Bedlam to Lenane

From Bedlam to Lenane

Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni

Top of the World

Agualoca Records

Rating: ★★★★★

With that title beside those two names, I was expecting a couple of Italian crooners on an Irish road trip....

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2015

Review of Villa-Lobos Superstar

Villa-Lobos Superstar

Pau Brasil

Stunt

Rating: ★★★★

When the members of Pau Brasil stepped onto their road to becoming a crucial band in Brazil's contemporary instrumental music...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2017

Review of Mazes

Mazes

Harri Endersby

Ivy Crown Records

Rating: ★★★★

On her second album, Mazes, Harri Endersby subtly blurs the line between traditional and contemporary folk music, with added birdsong...

Reviewed by Charlie Long in issue: April/2020

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