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Review of Éthiopiques 29: Mastawesha

Éthiopiques 29: Mastawesha

Daniel Techane | Kassa Tessema

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

These two latest releases from Buda are in some respects polar opposites, though connected by a common theme. One is...

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2014

Review of Daa Dee

Daa Dee

Minyeshu

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Ethiopian singer Minyeshu Kifle Tedla amalgamates Western instrumentation into a mix of modern and traditional Ethiopian musical styles. Based in...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2018

Review of Anástasis: A Journey Through Old Greek Music

Anástasis: A Journey Through Old Greek Music

Katerina Papadopoulou & Anastatica

Top of the World

Saphiane

Rating: ★★★★★

This album is something to be treasured, rarely do we get the chance to hear such a wide range of...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2021

Review of Overtones

Overtones

Wu Wei & Wang Li

Harmonia Mundi

Rating: ★★★★

It's perhaps a measure of the subtlety of the music that the liner notes to this new addition to Harmonia...

Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: November/2016

Review of Agôra

Agôra

Caixa Cubo

Jazz and Milk

Rating: ★★★

This prolific world-jazz trio from São Paulo boosted their profile in 2020 with a BBC 6 Music Album of the...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2023

Review of Deò

Deò

Beinn Lee

Beinn Lee

Rating: ★★★

On ‘Anam Saor’, the first single from this, their second album, Uist sextet Beinn Lee talk about finding their place...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: May/2022

Review of Amarrate!

Amarrate!

Soneros de Verdad

Connector Records

Rating: ★★★

Amarrate! loosely translates as ‘Buckle Up!’ and this latest release by award-winning outfit Soneros de Verdad certainly takes listeners on...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Tani

Tani

Fanfaraï

Tour N Sol

Rating: ★★★

Since 2005, percussionist Samir Inal has navigated the treacherous waters between North Africa and France with dexterity. His commingling of...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2016

Review of Air Iomall

Air Iomall

Charlie Grey & Joseph Peach

Braw Sailin' Records

Rating: ★★★★

This is the kind of album that leaves you wanting to hear the whole CD again immediately without having to...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: October/2019

Review of The Smoky Smirr o Rain

The Smoky Smirr o Rain

Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola

Top of the World

Eighth Nerve Audio

Rating: ★★★★★

The air is filled with moisture as you gaze out over the shores of a Scottish loch, a Norwegian fjord...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2021

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