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Review of K Frimpong (Blue & Black)

K Frimpong (Blue & Black)

K Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas

Secret Stash

Rating: ★★★

Ever since K Frimpong’s music first started reappearing on compilations a decade or so ago, original copies of his LPs...

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Ser Fado

Ser Fado

Telmo Pires

Traumton Records

Rating: ★

There's no beating around the bush: Telmo Pires’ second fado effort makes a poor case for his defence. It is...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Dubbing with Anansi

Dubbing with Anansi

Mad Professor

Ariwa

Rating: ★★★

Neil ‘Mad Professor’ Fraser returns with another dub album, a medium in which this apprentice of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry seems...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2015

Review of Periphery

Periphery

Priya Darshini

Chesky Records

Rating: ★★

Priya Darshini is a US-based singer from South Asia who draws on an eclectic range of musical influences. This is...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2020

Review of Jenny Does Burn

Jenny Does Burn

Mairi Orr

Mairi Orr

Rating: ★★★★

Jenny Does Burn is the accomplished and moody debut album from Edinburgh-based Mairi Orr. Heavily influenced by American folk traditions...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2015

Review of Sandaraa

Sandaraa

Sandaraa

Sandaraa

Rating: ★★★★

Sandaraa are a musical manifesto defying ethnic, linguistic and national borders and tracing a shared human experience through their ‘trans-Eurasian’...

Reviewed by Amar Dhillon in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Lio Canta Caymmi

Lio Canta Caymmi

Lio

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★

Lisbon-born French singer Lio became a pop icon in France and Belgium following her hit single ‘Le Banana Split’ in...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: June/2018

Review of Imagined Frequencies

Imagined Frequencies

Vahagni

Vahagni

Rating: ★★★

Armenian-born Vahagn Turgutyan (aka Vahagni) was introduced to flamenco via his guitarist father, who became obsessed with the Spanish music...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2015

Review of Love Hurts

Love Hurts

ENKEL

Nordic Notes

Rating: ★★★★

Finnish folk quartet ENKEL return with their third studio album, a mix of traditional and contemporary numbers. All four women...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2022

Review of Serenin: From the Black Sea to the Ligurian Sea

Serenin: From the Black Sea to the Ligurian Sea

CABIT

Felmay

Rating: ★★★★

Despite appearances this is not a generic fusion but a bridge between specific traditions soundly based on historical and environmental...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2021

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