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Review of Argentum

Argentum

Carlos Franzetti

Sunnyside Records

Rating: ★★★★

Many books and articles have been written about the tortuous relationship between Buenos Aires and its rural hinterland. US-based but...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2016

Review of It is Time for You to Return

It is Time for You to Return

Jozef van Wissem

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★

Jozef van Wissem is a baroque lute player and self-styled avant-garde composer who recently came to prominence for his soundtrack...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2015

Review of Antique Beats

Antique Beats

The Sweet Life Society

Freshly Squeezed

Rating: ★★★★

This is a deft mash-up of musical styles shot with energy; the band's multifarious influences show in their fresh use...

Reviewed by Wendy Rosie Scott in issue: November/2018

Review of The Woman and Her Words

The Woman and Her Words

Hannah James & The JigDoll Ensemble

Top of the World

JigDoll Records

Rating: ★★★★

Accordionist, singer and dancer Hannah James has been an adventurous and much-admired figure on the folk scene through her many...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2019

Review of Goodness

Goodness

Clinton Fearon

Chapter Two Records

Rating: ★★★★

Since quitting legendary reggae outfit The Gladiators in 1987, Clinton Fearon hasn’t changed much. Instead, his Seattle-based Boogie Brown Band...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: July/2014

Review of Diwan

Diwan

Shahbaz Hussain & Helen Anahita Wilson

Golden Girl Records

Rating: ★★★

East meets West, a musical plot line as near-universal as boy meets girl, provides the basis for this new collaboration...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Bibirosi

Bibirosi

William Takaku & Pidia Kaur Group

Wantok Musik

Rating: ★★★★

Bougainville is an autonomous island region of eastern Papua New Guinea, but geographically, historically and culturally, it’s closely connected to...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2014

Review of Belenzuka Fallen from the Sky

Belenzuka Fallen from the Sky

Tomka Paunovic, Dragica Žunic, Miloljub Šakovic & Miroljub Raketic

WMAS

Rating: ★★★★

The two pairs of singers on this uncompromising recording – one male and one female – come from south-eastern Serbia...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2016

Review of Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris

Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Dust-to-Digital

Rating: ★★★★

The impressive scholarship and production nous of the Atlanta-based Dust-to-Digital label is here applied to a multimedia collection of the...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2018

Review of The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

Ranjana Ghatak

Revolver

Rating: ★★★★

British singer Ranjana Ghatak is well-known for her work uniting North Indian and Western musics, especially jazz, working with some...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2020

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