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Review of Zerzura (Original Soundtrack Recording)

Zerzura (Original Soundtrack Recording)

Ahmoudou Madassane

Sahel Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

Zerzura is a mythical city or oasis that appears in numerous historical accounts of the Sahara. The film Zerzura is...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019

Review of Así de Sampling!

Así de Sampling!

Vocal Sampling

Zig Zag World

Rating: ★★★

It's almost the stuff of fiction: looking for ways to provide music for ill-equipped house parties, six instrumentalists from Havana's...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2017

Review of South Africa’s Skylark

South Africa’s Skylark

Miriam Makeba

Nascente NSCD018

Rating: ★★★★

Of the many Makeba compilations on the market, this 45-track set may just be the most comprehensive of them all....

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2010

Review of Volume 1

Volume 1

Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth

Lulu Bug Records

Rating: ★★★★

Having played together on various projects over the last few years, it was maybe inevitable that harmonica whizz Will Pound...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2023

Review of Brazilian Beat

Brazilian Beat

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Putumayo

Rating: ★★★

Putumayo's latest instalment of Latin music does not intend to be a definitive collection of new Brazilian music. It is...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Orchestre Massako

Orchestre Massako

Orchestre Massako

Top of the World

Analog Africa

Rating: ★★★★

The latest release in Analog Africa’s Limited Dance Edition series throws the spotlight on Gabon’s Orchestre Massako, founded by Jean-Christian...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Who Say I Tire

Who Say I Tire

Segun Bucknor

Vampisoul VAMPI CD 123

Rating: ★★★

As a Nigerian musician, composer and bandleader who reached his peak in the early 70s, Segun Bucknor has inevitably been...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2010

Review of Tall Ships and Tavern Tales

Tall Ships and Tavern Tales

The Exmouth Shanty Men

WildGoose Studios

Rating: ★★★

This double album of songs from their two-part stage show of the same name is described by Devon’s self-styled ‘original...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2022

Review of Gin and Strathspey

Gin and Strathspey

LYRE LYRE

Top of the World

Lyre Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

A string band with a possibly unique instrumentation, LYRE LYRE is three of the most in-demand musicians currently operating in...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: May/2022

Review of Spertador

Spertador

Tabanka

Tabanka

Rating: ★★

Tabanka's debut album is a modern take on the funaná music of Cape Verde – an uptempo dance style recognisable...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2019

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