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Review of The Blue Road

The Blue Road

Snow Owl

Inner Circle Music

Rating: ★★

World music fusion comes in many shapes and forms but, in the case of Colombian bassist Juan Garcia-Herreros (aka Snow...

Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: December/2016

Review of Gravure

Gravure

Balarù

Felmay

Rating: ★★★★

Gravure is the debut album by Balarù, a quartet of young musicians who, after years spent playing in various bal...

Reviewed by Megan Iacobini de fazio in issue: March/2019

Review of Still Getting Away With It

Still Getting Away With It

Chris Newman

Old Bridge Music

Rating: ★★★

Taking the time out from his duo with Irish harper Máire Ni Chathasaigh and their quartet with Arty McGlynn and...

Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: March/2011

Review of Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston

Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Baco Records

Rating: ★★★★

It's ‘Chan Chan’ again, Jim, but not as we know it… This time the Cuban staple song gets a reggae...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017

Review of Zaz

Zaz

Zaz

Dramatico Entertainment

Rating: ★★★★

In the 50th anniversary year of the death of Edith Piaf, Zaz has succeeded in getting her name bandied about...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Benvinguts al Llarg Viatge

Benvinguts al Llarg Viatge

Txarango

Discmedi Blau

Rating: ★★★

Catalan band Txarango have been hailed as the grupo revelación, or next big thing, in the Spanish press. Taking their...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2013

Review of Peines Perdues

Peines Perdues

François-Félix Roy

François-Félix Roy

Rating: ★★★

The charm of François-Félix Roy's debut solo recording lies in its subtle approach to traditional and traditionally-based Québécois music. Roy,...

Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: October/2023

Review of Hidden Waters: Strange and Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro

Hidden Waters: Strange and Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★★

Hidden Waters showcases the cream of Rio de Janeiro's thriving music scene, moving between samba, bossa nova, Candomblé, jazz and...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: July/2023

Review of Tora

Tora

GRAIU

GRAIU

Rating: ★★★

Many have drawn the link between the blues of the American south and the ‘blues’ of the Balkans. GRAIU takes...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2023

Review of Mburu

Mburu

Jean-Paul Raffit & Paamath

homerecords.be

Rating: ★★★★

Raffit is a French composer and jazz and blues guitarist who 15 years ago founded the Chambre d’Hôte Orchestra. One...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2024

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