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Review of Polaris

Polaris

Folkatomik

ItalySona

Rating: ★★★★

Turin-dwelling musicians of southern Italian descent (Oreste Forestieri, Franco Montanaro and Valeria Quarta), delve into traditional forms from the southern...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2023

Review of Corazón de Piel Afuera

Corazón de Piel Afuera

Cuarteto Cedrón

Le Chant du Monde

Rating: ★★★★

Since 1964's Madrugada, Juan ‘Tata’ Cedrón, at the head of assorted line-ups, has been performing a kind of free-form River...

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

Review of Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors

Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors

Meïkhâneh

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

Hearing Meïkhâneh’s album, Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors (Songs from Inside, Songs from Outside), is akin to waking up...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Isula Ranni

Isula Ranni

Unavantaluna

Finisterre Records

Rating: ★★★★

Sharing a Sicilian background, the members of Rome-based Unavantaluna cohesively weave the island's traditional style and repertoire, sung in dialect,...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2014

Review of Rádio Kriola

Rádio Kriola

Catarina Dos Santos

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

The idea could have proved a little too ambitious, but the truth is that in a single grasp Catarina Dos...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2018

Review of Almas Rebeldes

Almas Rebeldes

Che Sudaka

Cavernícola Records

Rating: ★★★

Sudaka is a racial slur for ‘South American,’ used as often ironically as pejoratively. With this album of upbeat, cumbia-influenced...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of Hizbut Jámm

Hizbut Jámm

Hizbut Jámm

Top of the World

Instant Classic

Rating: ★★★★

Polish guitarist and composer Raphael Rogiński has been busy. In September his solo album, Talàn, garnered rave reviews from all...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: April/2024

Review of Una Ronda Més

Una Ronda Més

Fenya Rai

Segell Microscopi

Rating: ★★

Una Ronda Més (One More Round) is the third album from Fenya Rai who hail from Valls, south-west of Barcelona....

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: September/2024

Review of Perfeita Desordem

Perfeita Desordem

in.dia

in.dia

Rating: ★★

When one hears of a duo comprised of Portuguese guitar and classical guitar, fado understandably pops into mind. But although...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2024

Review of Ray and His Court

Ray and His Court

Ray and His Court

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★

The Ray in question is organist Ray Fernandez, and his Miami-based Court include his wife and two sons, along with...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2025

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