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Review of Um Violão na Madrugada + Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão

Um Violão na Madrugada + Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão

Baden Powell

Aquarela do Brasil

Rating: ★★★

This Baden Powell is not to be mistaken with the British founder of the Boy Scouts Association who went by...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Amor (É Revolução)

Amor (É Revolução)

Maga Bo

Kaxambu Records

Rating: ★★★★

It’s been ten years since Maga Bo released Quilombo do Futuro, his last solo full-length, and the sound hasn’t changed...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2022

Review of Convoque Seu Buda

Convoque Seu Buda

Criolo

Top of the World

Sterns Music

Rating: ★★★★

Since the release of his last album, Nó Na Orelha, Criolo has arguably become the most important new artist in...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2015

Review of Soldater og Redelig Sjømenn

Soldater og Redelig Sjømenn

Frode Nyvold

Etnisk Musikklubb

Rating: ★★★★

If you're seeking an earthy slice of Norwegian life, look no further. The title translates as ‘Soldiers and Honest Sailors’;...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2020

Review of Vital

Vital

Fernando Otero

World Village 468094

Rating: ★★★

Tango is one of those realms where Songlines’ already wide-open world music remit frequently brushes dandruff-speckled shoulders with the classical...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2010

Review of Clear Skies

Clear Skies

Réalta

Réalta Music

Rating: ★★★★

For the follow-up to their largely mellow and laidback 2012 debut, Open the Door for Three, Belfast trio Réalta have...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of VisaFree

VisaFree

RotFront

Essay Recordings

Rating: ★★

A Ukrainian, two Hungarians, an Australian and five Germans walk into a recording studio, and… well, I wish I could...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Khedmat Be Khalq

Khedmat Be Khalq

Naujawanan Baidar

Top of the World

Radio Khiyaban

Rating: ★★★★★

I stumbled upon this album by chance, via Bandcamp, and I am glad its algorithms led me there.I travelled through...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: July/2023

Review of Grass Roots

Grass Roots

Leftover Salmon

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★

What do you get when you mix together musicians from Left Hand String Band and The Salmon Heads? Leftover Salmon,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Ni A Nhw

Ni A Nhw

Carwyn Ellis

Top of the World

Bubblewrap Collective

Rating: ★★★★

The unassuming genius that is Carwyn Ellis offers a selection of his wonderful songs and tunes on his album Ni...

Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: April/2024

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