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Vocalist and multiinstrumentalist Sally Anne Morgan is one of the central figures in a tidal movement among young(er) Appalachian and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Fireside Stories
Fireside Stories is an album that could break your heart. First and foremost, it's astonishingly beautiful. With expertly finger-picked guitar,...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2023
A Long Engagement
New York DJ Nickodemus has never been one to stay isolated in the Big Apple. Drawing upon a myriad of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2018
We are the Halluci Nation
A Tribe Called Red are at it again, transforming spiritual pow-wow vocals into slick, at times intense melodies that ride...
Reviewed by Jordan Barnes in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
My Love and Music
He may be 80 this year and still touring, but this pair of reissues turn the clock back half a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2016
Arcana: The Indo-Jazz Sessions
Arcana announces itself with ‘Kalavati’, a driving fusion track named after a Hindustani raga; the piece establishes the album as...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2018
In Light of India
Edinburgh-based sitar player and ethnomusicologist Alec Cooper plays his cards well on his debut album In Light of India by...
Reviewed by Shaswata Kundu Chaudhuri in issue: November/2021
Pata Pata
Since her death in 2008, we have been inundated with compilations drawn from Makeba's 50-year career. All of them have...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Sisyphus
The first solo release from accomplished musician Sofia Labropoulou takes its inspiration from a geographically and culturally diverse range of...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2021
Voice of Ages
Nobody can say no to Paddy Moloney. From Mick Jagger to Ry Cooder, the list of unlikely collaborators corralled by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
