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Review of Chameleons of the White Shadow

Chameleons of the White Shadow

Joseph Tawadros

ABC Music

Rating: ★★★

He might be still in his 20s, but Joseph Tawadros matches precociousness with prolificacy. Chameleons of the White Shadow is...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2013

Review of Lost Voices

Lost Voices

Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz

Mountain Fever Records

Rating: ★★★

It's tempting to say that the stories recounted in song form on Lost Voices eclipse the songs themselves. But that...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2023

Review of Kabul Fire 2

Kabul Fire 2

Farhot

Kabul Fire Records

Rating: ★★★★

The first iteration of Kabul Fire offered a bold journey through producer Farhot's musical influences, inspirations and a sense of...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: April/2021

Review of Pulling Threads

Pulling Threads

Michelle Burke

Kilcronat Records

Rating: ★★★★

Having earned her spurs with Irish-American powerhouse outfit Cherish the Ladies, East Cork's Michelle Burke ventures out on her own...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2011

Review of Aduna

Aduna

Malick Pathé Sow & Bao Sissoko

Top of the World

Muziekpublique

Rating: ★★★★★

There has been a glut of recent albums featuring American and European musicians collaborating with their West African counterparts. Nobody...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Rough Guide to the Music of New Orleans

Rough Guide to the Music of New Orleans

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★

New Orleans may still rightfully lay claim to the mantle ‘the birthplace of jazz’, but the only track that comes...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2012

Review of Kissin’ is the Best of A’

Kissin’ is the Best of A’

Bruce MacGregor, Christine Hanson & Friends

Brechin All Records

Rating: ★★★★

It's been ten years since fiddler MacGregor and cellist Hanson collaborated on 101 Reasons to do Nothing and Kissin’ is...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Last Band Standing

Last Band Standing

Forty Thieves Orkestar

Top of the World

Enja Records

Rating: ★★★★

Who says you have to actually live in Eastern Europe to play Eastern European sounds? Not Forty Thieves Orkestar, a...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2011

Review of Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie

Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie

VARIOUS ARTISTS

429 Records

Rating: ★★★

The Woody Guthrie industry continues to thrive as we approach 2012, the centenary of his birth. After the two Mermaid...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Review of Stately Mansion

Stately Mansion

Kate Lissauer

Get Real Records

Rating: ★★★

Stately is the word to describe the music on Kate Lissaeur’s third album, which features no less than 17 songs...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2013

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