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Review of [Fonetiq Flowers]

[Fonetiq Flowers]

Lo'Jo

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

One can always rely on this French outfit to lay before us a grand sonic banquet that incorporates multiple national...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017

Review of Immortal Tradition

Immortal Tradition

Ritva Nero

Bafe’s Factory

Rating: ★★★★

We’re only ever a step or two away from the mosh pit as Finnish five-piece Ritva Nero joyfully reveal in...

Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2022

Review of Nha Sentimento

Nha Sentimento

Cesaria Evora

Lusafrica 562502

Rating: ★★★

If this was the first ever Cesaria Evora album I’d give it four or five stars. Even after a stroke...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010

Review of Mad Dogs

Mad Dogs

Grace Rogers

Sophomore Lounge

Rating: ★★★

Kentucky singer, songwriter and poet Grace Rogers comes from a family of old time, traditional and stringband musicians – during...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: August/2025

Review of Doghouse

Doghouse

Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs

Asphalt Tango

Rating: ★★★

All is quiet on the Balkan front of late. One exception from the region is this jazzy new release from...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Black Horses

Black Horses

Mae & the Midnight Fairground

Mae Karthauser

Rating: ★★

The Midnight Fairground is the magical conceptual world of singer, Mae Karthauser. Hailing from the sleepy banks of the Dart...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Double Dekker

Double Dekker

Desmond Dekker

Doctor Bird Records

Rating: ★★★★

Desmond Dekker (1941-2006) brought Jamaican music to an international audience in a way that no other artist had previously achieved:...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2019

Review of Live at the Old Barn, Kelston Roundhill

Live at the Old Barn, Kelston Roundhill

Three Cane Whale

Kelston Records

Rating: ★★★

This first live album from the Bristol trio of Alex Vann, Pete Judge and Paul Bradley is also a recording...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2017

Review of Hickory

Hickory

Mariel Vandersteel

Mariel Vandersteel

Rating: ★★★

There’s no denying that this album gets off to a flying start. The first two rollicking tunes fly along, sounding...

Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Review of L’Oiseau Magnifique

L’Oiseau Magnifique

Alice

Bongo Joe

Rating: ★★★

The charm of Alice's second album, L’Oiseau Magnifique (The Magnificent Bird), lies in its simplicity. The songs are performed by...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023

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