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Review of Without Words

Without Words

Doug Cox

Black Hen Music BHCD0056

Rating: ★★★

A genial expert, Doug Cox wears his considerable fingerpicking and slide-guitar talents lightly. His lifelong love of the blues is...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2010

Review of La Guinéenne

La Guinéenne

Mory Kanté

Discograph

Rating: ★★★★

Youssou N’Dour might be still defined by ‘Seven Seconds’, his 1994 smash hit with Neneh Cherry, had he not gone...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2012

Review of Untold Things

Untold Things

Jocelyn Pook

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★

Jocelyn Pook’s glittering musical career has won her praise and awards in the pop and classical worlds; she has film...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Best of Baluji Shrivastav

Best of Baluji Shrivastav

Baluji Shrivastav

Top of the World

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★

The British-Indian composer Baluji Shrivastav is an outsider where Indian music is concerned. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays sitar as well...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: May/2017

Review of Nubes de Papel

Nubes de Papel

DePedro

Nat Geo Music/EMI

Rating: ★★★

Nubes de Papel (Clouds of Paper) is the second disc from Spanish singer and guitarist DePedro, also known as Jairo...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2011

Review of Fetch!

Fetch!

Ewan MacPherson

Top of the World

Shoogle Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded in Scotland and Norway, Fetch! features a rich mix of Celtic and UK influences; MacPherson's latest solo album is...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2017

Review of Soyo

Soyo

Dom la Nena

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

Dom la Nena's breathy whispered vocals inhabit every moment on Soyo, the Brazilian singer's second album. Sorrowful swathes of cello,...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Change

Change

N’Faly Kouyaté

Namun Records

Rating: ★★

This kora- and balafon-playing singer-songwriter from Guinea is best known for his dashing presence within the ranks of Afro Celt...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: December/2015

Review of Eyes on the Rise

Eyes on the Rise

Cory Seznec

Captain Pouch Records

Rating: ★★★★

From the seductive opening bars of ‘Chop It Up,‘ an African rumba-hued acoustic guitar and vocal cut that kicks off...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2023

Review of Le Solas Faoithine

Le Solas Faoithine

Jack Warnock

Jack Warnock

Rating: ★★★

It’s been a wait for a follow-up to Jack Warnock’s debut EP in 2013. A decade on, the County Derry-born...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/February/2023

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