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Review of Sole Kitchen

Sole Kitchen

Water Tower Bucket Boys

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Rating: ★★★★

Along the highways and byways in and around Portland, Oregon, there are so many microbreweries dispensing fine beers and even...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: October/2010

Review of The Wolf of Baghdad Memoir of a Lost Homeland

The Wolf of Baghdad Memoir of a Lost Homeland

3yin

Ethnomusic Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Wolf of Baghdad is an ambitious and beautifully executed motion-comic that tells the story of Carol Isaacs’ Iraqi-Jewish family...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: May/2020

Review of Uña y Carne

Uña y Carne

Chicuelo

Accords Croisés

Rating: ★★★★

It's been 12 years since Juan Gómez ‘Chicuelo’ released his last solo album, Diapasión. In the interim he's worked as...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2020

Review of Corridos of the Chicano Movement

Corridos of the Chicano Movement

Rumel Fuentes

Arhoolie CD507

Rating: ★★★★

’To my mother I’m a Mexican, by destiny I’m American/I speak Spanish and English, I’m from the noble golden race’....

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of Agadez

Agadez

Bombino

Top of the World

Cumbancha Discovery

Rating: ★★★★★

Omara Moctar earned the nickname Bombino when he was 12 years old – a mere bambino exiled from his native...

Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: July/2011

Review of Naina Lagai Ke

Naina Lagai Ke

Asha Bhosle & Shujaat Khan

Top of the World

Saregama

Rating: ★★★★

Even in her late 70s, India's Bollywood queen Asha Bhosle has a fresh, youthful quality in her voice. And she's...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa

Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Honest Jon''s Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Love the likembé-twanging chaos of Konono No 1? Ever have a sneaky listen to Kraftwerk when the electro-mood hits you?...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Blue as the Turquoise Night

Blue as the Turquoise Night

Eric Jacobson, Kayhan Kalhor, Sandeep Das

Top of the World

Bright Shiny Things

Rating: ★★★★

The quality of this album comes as no surprise when you discover that it has close connections to Yo-Yo Ma’s...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2021

Review of Off The Map

Off The Map

The Silk Road Ensemble

World Village 468095

Rating: ★★★

The Silk Road Ensemble has an impressive musical pedigree, founded by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and boasting musicians such as...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2010

Review of The Genesis Project

The Genesis Project

East Journey featuring Yothu Yindi

East Journey

Rating: ★★★

The link between young Arnhem Land outfit East Journey and veteran Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi is a family one. East...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2015

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