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Review of Taholy

Taholy

Mikea

Top of the World

Contre-Jour CJ022

Rating: ★★★★

Mikea is the name of the band fronted by writer, singer and guitarist Théo Rakotovao, who comes from the Mikea...

Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: July/2010

Review of NO VISA

NO VISA

Captain Planet

Bastard Jazz Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Globe-trotting producer Captain Planet calls his personal style ‘gumbo funk’ – all manner of flavours brought together and bubbled into...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2020

Review of Kişlar Lâl Oldu (Winter Has Fallen Silent)

Kişlar Lâl Oldu (Winter Has Fallen Silent)

Mehmet Evren Hacıoğlu

Acoustic Music Records

Rating: ★★★

The strange couple at the heart of this recording is that of Hacıoğlu's silky tenor singing voice, and the divan...

Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: June/2017

Review of AsFar

AsFar

Le Trio Joubran

Top of the World

World Village

Rating: ★★★★★

Whilst the three Joubran brothers from Nazareth have established themselves as one of the most innovative groups to come out...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Tongues

Tongues

Tanya Tagaq

Top of the World

Six Shooter Records

Rating: ★★★★

One can never be fully prepared before entering Tanya Tagaq’s latest creation Tongues. Bold and experimental, the album is a...

Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: April/2022

Review of Chewing the Fat

Chewing the Fat

James Patrick Gavin

Sleight of Hand Records

Rating: ★★★

There are ambitious debut albums and there is Chewing the Fat. In this first solo record, London-based Irish violinist James...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2018

Review of Lam Klom Thung: Essential Phairin Phonphibun

Lam Klom Thung: Essential Phairin Phonphibun

Phairin Phonphibun

em records

Rating: ★★★★

Veteran bandleader, songwriter and producer Surin Paksiri has long been regarded as one of north-east Thailand's key musical figures. The...

Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: April/2016

Review of Don’t Give Up

Don’t Give Up

Jason Tamba

Playing for Change

Rating: ★★★

Born in Kinshasa, Jason Tamba, who began playing guitar at the age of seven on a homemade instrument, went on...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022

Review of Telegrafy

Telegrafy

Banda

Pavian Records

Rating: ★★

Active since 2003, Banda are one of the leading folk bands in Slovakia. This is their fourth album. The six-piece...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2019

Review of Tepid on My Trippin’ Heels

Tepid on My Trippin’ Heels

Naomi Randall

Aaahh!!! Real Records

Rating: ★★★★

Naomi Randall is a Cambridge native who debuted in 2013 with an album she shared with Tom Gaskall. Randall continued...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2020

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