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Review of August 1791

August 1791

RAM

Willibelle

Rating: ★★★

Led by Richard Morse, proprietor of the celebrated Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, RAM were last heard from before the disastrous...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2018

Review of Cavaquinho Cantado

Cavaquinho Cantado

Daniel Pereira Cristo

Tradisom/Associação Cultural Museu Cavaquinho

Rating: ★★★

The cavaquinho is an ancestor of the ukulele and has a long-standing tradition in Portuguese music, particularly in the northern...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Ludi

Ludi

Chassol

Tricatel

Rating: ★

Chassol has been refining his compositional style for nearly a decade. His ‘ultrascore’ approach incorporates sounds as part of a...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2020

Review of Music in the Glen

Music in the Glen

Brendan Mulholland, Conor Lamb, Deirdre Galway

Musicitg

Rating: ★★★★

Music in the Glen is a promising debut by three stalwarts of Northern Ireland's live scene: Brendan Mulholland (flute and...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2018

Review of In Flow

In Flow

Jack Talty

Raelach Records

Rating: ★★★★

Irish concertina master Jack Talty here presents his first solo album, a well-considered collection of tunes. Jigs, reels, hornpipes and...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2017

Review of Arta: Violin and Laouto Instrumentals

Arta: Violin and Laouto Instrumentals

Yiorgos Floudas & Vassilis Triantis

JSP Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Greek music of Epirus has long been identified with the Ioánnina district, ignoring the traditional styles of the Árta/Préveza...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: August/2017

Review of Lala Belu

Lala Belu

Hailu Mergia

Awesome Tapes from Africa

Rating: ★★★★

After reissuing three of Hailu Mergia's classic albums to great success, Awesome Tapes From Africa have taken the veteran Ethiopian...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2018

Review of Azel

Azel

Bombino

Partisan Records

Rating: ★★★

The music of the Niger-born Touareg guitarist Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar seems to have captured the imagination of the American indie-rock...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2016

Review of Wayo

Wayo

Moonlight Benjamin

Top of the World

Mas Case

Rating: ★★★★

On the opening title-track of Benjamin's third album, the guitar riffs explode like Led Zeppelin and the drums detonate like...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023

Review of La Serena

La Serena

Aviva Chernick

Aviva Chernick

Rating: ★★★

For many years, Canadian singer Aviva Chernick was the vocalist with Toronto-based klezmer group Jaffa Road. Having gone solo, she's...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

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