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Review of Head Canon

Head Canon

Thom Ashworth

Thom Ashworth

Rating: ★★★★

This is a very strong debut from an accomplished folk voice. Ashworth has toured with Chris Wood, with whom parallels...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2019

Review of Hunter & the Hunted

Hunter & the Hunted

Fellow Pynins

Fellow Pynins

Rating: ★★★

Fans of the softer, gentler side of the neo-folk Americana spectrum will be enthralled by Hunter & the Hunted, the...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2016

Review of Highland Strands

Highland Strands

Kevin Macleod

Kevin Macleod

Rating: ★★★★

Highland Strands is a rare beast; an atmospheric recording that captures something of the spirit of the very best pub...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Hevra (Together)

Hevra (Together)

Aynur

Top of the World

Network Medien

Rating: ★★★★

After the controversy stirred by her debut, Ke‡e Kurdan, in 2004, the title of this album might refer to a...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2014

Review of Live at Ronnie Scott's

Live at Ronnie Scott's

Nitin Sawhney

Gearbox Records

Rating: ★★★★

One of the most compelling aspects of Nitin Sawhney's work is its conceptual nature. More off en than not, his...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Review of The Rough Guide to Mali Blues

The Rough Guide to Mali Blues

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★

Nine years ago, The Rough Guide to Desert Blues provided an impressive overview of the music of the Sahara, including...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2019

Review of Une Vie Formidable

Une Vie Formidable

Les Vieilles Pies

Les Vieilles Pies

Rating: ★★★★

‘Oh, for a beaker full of the warm South!’ It would not surprise me were I to learn that Keats...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2011

Review of Message on the Wind

Message on the Wind

Northern Xposure

MGM-Planet

Rating: ★★★

Thursday Island is a small place – only 3.5 square kilometres in size – lying off the northern tip of...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013

Review of Vangaza!

Vangaza!

Brian Chilala & Ngoma Zasu

SWP Records

Rating: ★★★

Zambia lies geographically between Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is one of the musically less prolific countries...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2015

Review of Soundplaces

Soundplaces

Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos

Top of the World

Seyir Muzik

Rating: ★★★★

Derya Türkan is a Turkish player of the Klasik kemençe, a three-string fiddle played on the lap, while Sokratis Sinopoulos...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2021

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