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Review of Kutumba

Kutumba

AO Music

Abbeywood Records

Rating: ★★★★

One wonders if in recent times there has been such a truly global release as Kutumba  – meaning ‘family’ in...

Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Musics from Nyanza

Musics from Nyanza

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ocora Radio France 2 CDs

Rating: ★★★★

This double-CD set is one of the most recent releases of the ever-impeccable Ocora Radio France label. Continuing the French...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2016

Review of The Wife of Urban Law

The Wife of Urban Law

Peter Knight's Gigspanner

Peter Knight''s Gigspanner

Rating: ★★★★

This splendid set from fiddler Peter Knight, with guitarist Roger Flack and percussionist Sacha Trochet, oozes confidence from the start,...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Maghera Pony

Maghera Pony

Matthew Noone

Maghera Records

Rating: ★★★★

This disc is a bit of an oddity, but is none the worse for it. Matthew Noone is an Australian-born...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Review of Oldies and Old Time

Oldies and Old Time

Ivan Rosenberg

Vole-O-Tone

Rating: ★★★★

Ivan Rosenberg seems to care about the material he creates or interprets, as well as about who’s listening to the...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Connectivity

Connectivity

Grace Petrie

Grace Petrie

Rating: ★★★★

Grace Petrie has her huge following of loyal fans and their propensity for singing in mind on her aptly-named new...

Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: December/2021

Review of Manannan's Cloak

Manannan's Cloak

Barrule

Wardfell Records

Rating: ★★★★

Manannan is the Celtic sea god who protects the Isle of Man from invasion by shrouding it in mist. There...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2015

Review of Mujeres

Mujeres

Diana Baroni, Ronald Martin Alonso & Rafael Guel

Aparté

Rating: ★★★★

Mujeres weaves together classical and Latin styles in a breathtaking tribute to the women of the New World. The album...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2023

Review of Set Sela

Set Sela

Guiss Guiss Bou Bess

Top of the World

Hélico

Rating: ★★★★★

In a part of the world where a music scene is starting to make itself heard, Senegal's Guiss Guiss Bou...

Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: April/2020

Review of alterum

alterum

Julie Fowlis

Machair Records

Rating: ★★★★

In her own cool and exquisite way, Julie Fowlis is moving on. She became an international star by singing traditional...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2017

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