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Review of City of Gold

City of Gold

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

Nonesuch

Rating: ★★★★

With City of Gold, Molly Tuttle and producer/dobro guitar maestro Jerry Douglas have accomplished their self-appointed mission, which was to...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Fadolinka 2.0

Fadolinka 2.0

Maja Milinković

Croatia Records

Rating: ★★★

For some years now, Sarajevo singer Maja Milinković has been connecting the musical dots between Balkan and Portuguese traditions. With...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/September/2023

Review of The Endless Coloured Ways

The Endless Coloured Ways

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Chrysalis Records

Rating: ★★★★

There is a new biography of Nick Drake out on the shelves, and this double set comprises 23 covers of...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Avant L’Équinoxe

Avant L’Équinoxe

Canto do Sol

Jaboticaba

Rating: ★★★

This Franco-Brazilian quartet is the product of a friendship forged online between France's Sophie Magnani (singer) and multi-instrumentalist Hervé Morisot,...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023

Review of This Moment

This Moment

Shakti

Abstract Logix

Rating: ★★★★

It's 50 years since guitarist extraordinaire John McLaughlin and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain formed Shakti as a landmark in the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023

Review of Djilly Kawral

Djilly Kawral

Inna Baba Coulibaly

Top of the World

Remote Records/Studio Mali

Rating: ★★★★★

A highly-respected singer from the Fulani community of Mali, but little known outside of her own country and its diaspora,...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2023

Review of Em Cantos de Òrìsà

Em Cantos de Òrìsà

Irma Ferreira

Ajabu!

Rating: ★★★

A post-graduate in Afro-Brazilian history and culture from the Federal University of Bahia, Irma Ferreira is not only an academic...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2023

Review of Les Voix du Vent Avec Cordes et Piano

Les Voix du Vent Avec Cordes et Piano

Le Vent du Nord, Le Quatuor Trad, Philippe Prud’homme

La Compagnie Du Nord

Rating: ★★★

The title tells what’s different here for Le Vent du Nord, multi-winners of Canadian Folk Music Awards since their formation...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2023

Review of Avant Folk Triptyk

Avant Folk Triptyk

Frode Haltli

Jazzland

Rating: ★★★

Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli’s third Avant Folk outing has a change of record label, from Hubro to Jazzland, retaining a...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2023

Review of Y’Y

Y’Y

Amaro Freitas

Top of the World

Psychic Hotline

Rating: ★★★★★

Those who have been to the Amazon find it deeply affecting, coming away with a desire to contribute in some...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: March/2024

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