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Review of If He Dies, If If If If If If

If He Dies, If If If If If If

Jerusalem in My Heart

Constellation

Rating: ★★★★

Not so much a group as a multi-media project, Jerusalem in My Heart consist of Lebanon-born Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2016

Review of Feyzullah Çinar Eserleri 1

Feyzullah Çinar Eserleri 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Kalan

Rating: ★★★★

If there’s any Turkish record label going to pay tribute to the Alevi-Bektaşi minstrel Feyzullah Çinar then it’s got to...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2024

Review of Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane

Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane

Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane

Top of the World

Discograph/Sterns

Rating: ★★★★

If you thought the comeback of Orchestra Baobab was heart– warming, the debut solo album of Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane will...

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

Review of L’Ultime Concert

L’Ultime Concert

Astor Piazzolla with Manos Hadjidakis and the Orchestre Athénien des Couleurs

Milan

Rating: ★★★

Originally released in 1996 (as Bandoneón Sinfónico), this ‘last concert’ album is now appearing, according to the French-only album notes,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Review of The Rough Guide to Barbecue Bob

The Rough Guide to Barbecue Bob

Barbecue Bob

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

Proving that rappers and hip-hop artists weren’t the first African-American musicians to adopt street names was Robert Hicks: he cooked,...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Traces of You

Traces of You

Anoushka Shankar

Deutsche Grammophon

Rating: ★★★★

This album is certainly Anoushka’s most personal to date, as most of the tracks are inspired by, or in memory...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Agora

Agora

Bebel Gilberto

PIAS

Rating: ★★★★

Since her acclaimed 2000 debut, Tanto Tempo, reimagined bossa nova with a brilliant contemporary electronic twist, Gilberto’s career has followed...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020

Review of Timeline

Timeline

Suarasama

Drag City

Rating: ★★★

Suarasama, which means ‘one voice’, is a small ensemble of musicians and ethnomusicologists from North Sumatra. Formed in 1995 by...

Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: June/2023

Review of Femmina

Femmina

Gera Bertolone

Sonora Recordings

Rating: ★★

The vocalist and clarinettist Gera Bertolone hails from Sicily, and here puts together an album of original songs which blend...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/2025

Review of You’ve Been a Friend to Me

You’ve Been a Friend to Me

Sonya Cohen Cramer

Smithsonian Folkways

Rating: ★★★★

Sonya Cohen Cramer was a remarkable singer born into a distinguished American folk music family; her father was John Cohen...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2024

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