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Review of Quiero Creedence

Quiero Creedence

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Concord Picante

Rating: ★★★

The unlikely inspiration for this exuberant Latino tribute to the songs John Fogarty wrote for his band Creedence Clearwater Revival...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016

Review of Spleen

Spleen

Smadj

Jazz Village

Rating: ★★★★

Since 2000, with Equilibriste, Franco-Tunisian artist Smadj has broadened the limits of his electrified oud's sound through the band DuOud,...

Reviewed by Jean Berry in issue: October/2015

Review of House of Jacks

House of Jacks

Blair Dunlop

Rooksmere Records

Rating: ★★★★

Frontman for the Albion Band and winner of a BBC Radio 2 Horizon Folk Award in 2013, Dunlop brings a...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2014

Review of Ar De Nha Terra

Ar De Nha Terra

Jorge Humberto

Lusafrica 024002

Rating: ★★★

A veteran singer-songwriter old enough to remember independence from Portugal, Paris-based Cape Verdean Jorge Humberto has a reputation as a...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2010

Review of Rappel á I’Ordre

Rappel á I’Ordre

Takana Zion

Makafresh MKF16

Rating: ★★★

The African reggae market is well stocked with artists such as Tiken Jah Fakoly and Alpha Blondy, who regularly draw...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of Miliki Sound

Miliki Sound

Peter King

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★

Mr Bongo’s Classic African Recordings series continues with a little-known Peter King set, originally released in the UK in 1975....

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Red Mountain Blues

Red Mountain Blues

Chris Murphy

Teahouse Records

Rating: ★★★★

Chris Murphy should be a household name by now, having spent the past 25 years playing with some of the...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2017

Review of Fair Warning

Fair Warning

The Rails

Island Records

Rating: ★★★★

Kami Thompson and James Walbourne's first release on Island's Pink Label imprint, once home to the likes of Fairport Convention,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of The Castalia

The Castalia

Isla Ratcliff

Isla Ratcliff

Rating: ★★★

Edinburgh based fiddler Ratcliff’s beguiling debut is an evocative blend of traditional music cultures of Cape Breton, New Brunswick and...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2022

Review of Salto Mortal

Salto Mortal

Dolores Solá

Ojo Records

Rating: ★★★★

The vocal half of the singer-songwriting duo that fronts enduring Argentinian band La Chicana, Dolores Solá steps away here from...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011

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