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Review of Dub to Mali: Douba (Season 3)

Dub to Mali: Douba (Season 3)

Manjul

Baco Records

Rating: ★★★★

The French-born, Rastafari multiinstrumentalist Julien Souletie hit upon a winning formula when he launched his Dub to Mali series in...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2019

Review of Bahía

Bahía

Ana Carla Maza

Persona Editorial

Rating: ★★★★★

Ana Carla Maza is a virtuoso Cuban composer, cellist and singer. Her latest album, Bahía, takes you on a spellbinding...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2022

Review of The Pure and the Golden

The Pure and the Golden

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Metro Select

Rating: ★★★

The entire world knows and loves South Africa's premier Zulu ensemble. Joseph Shabalala's group has such a vast repertoire, recorded...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Teranga

Teranga

Hervé Samb

Stereoplay

Rating: ★★★

Hervé Samb is a self-taught guitarist and composer from Senegal whose way with harmony and technique has won him considerable...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Le Ballet National de Guinée Conakry invite Bertrand Renaudin

Le Ballet National de Guinée Conakry invite Bertrand Renaudin

Le Ballet National de Guinée Conakry

Cristal Records CR 169

Rating: ★★★

Guinea’s Ballet National ensemble has existed since independence was won in 1958 and proudly stands as a symbol of Mande...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2010

Review of The Playhouse Sessions

The Playhouse Sessions

Bjarte Eike & Barokksolistene

Rubicon Classics

Rating: ★★★★

‘How should I behave when I have a violin in my hand?’ asks the dazzling Norwegian violinist Bjarte Eike in...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Dumnonia

Dumnonia

Jim Causley

Wild Goose Records

Rating: ★★★

He may be best known for his collaboration with the Essex folk quartet, Mawkin, but Jim Causley is very definitely...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011

Review of En Vivo en el Norte: In Concert

En Vivo en el Norte: In Concert

Salsa Celtica

Discos León DSLCD002

Rating: ★★★★

Fifteen years have flown by since Scottish musician Toby Shippey and a group of Edinburgh-based musician friends began fusing Latin...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2010

Review of Sonho Real

Sonho Real

Flavia Coelho

World Village

Rating: ★★

It's ten years since Flavia Coelho moved from her native Brazil to Paris, where she created a reggae-tinged mixture she...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Every Bird that Flies

Every Bird that Flies

Julie Murphy

Shells in the Ocean

Rating: ★★★★

‘The Fall’ begins in paradise: lying on the ground on a summer's day, and a child running about. Suddenly there's...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

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