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Review of Tepid on My Trippin’ Heels

Tepid on My Trippin’ Heels

Naomi Randall

Aaahh!!! Real Records

Rating: ★★★★

Naomi Randall is a Cambridge native who debuted in 2013 with an album she shared with Tom Gaskall. Randall continued...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2020

Review of Dabke: Sounds of the Syrian Houran

Dabke: Sounds of the Syrian Houran

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sham Palace

Rating: ★★★★★

One suspects there isn’t a lot of dancing going on in Syria just now. But anyone who, in happier times,...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2013

Review of Hollie Cook

Hollie Cook

Hollie Cook

Mr Bongo Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Music is in Hollie Cook's blood. Her father is Sex Pistols’ drummer Paul Cook. Having grown up in West London,...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: October/2011

Review of Guilherme Coutinho e o Grupo Stalo

Guilherme Coutinho e o Grupo Stalo

Guilherme Coutinho e o Grupo Stalo

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded 45 years ago in the north Brazilian town of Belém and released on the Erla - Estudio Rauland label,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Dicen que la Muerte murió

Dicen que la Muerte murió

Sonoras Mil

Felipe Gómez Ossa

Rating: ★★★★

With so many musical influences from all over the world, it’s hard to know where to start with this four-piece...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2025

Review of Sheear

Sheear

Ruth Keggin

Purt Sheearan Records

Rating: ★★★

Not long ago, UNESCO was forced to change its classification of the Manx language from ‘extinct’ following protests from some...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2015

Review of Silent Voices

Silent Voices

Ayla Schafer

Nixi Music

Rating: ★★★

Singer-songwriter Ayla Schafer plays spellbinding folk music infused with Latin mystique. Her captivating new album carries a profound message of...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: March/2021

Review of nOUD

nOUD

theoudplayer

theoudplayer

Rating: ★★★

Antranig Kzirian is theoudplayer, a Philadelphia-born musician of Armenian extraction who has learned his craft from members of his country's...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018

Review of Archwilio’r Traddodiad: Exploring the Tradition

Archwilio’r Traddodiad: Exploring the Tradition

Aidan Thorne & Jason Ball

Cambrian Records

Rating: ★★★★

This debut from bassist Aidan Thorne and guitarist Jason Ball was recorded live at Oriel Davies Gallery in Newtown on...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2025

Review of Tanuevo

Tanuevo

Bandonegro

Club Del Disco

Rating: ★★★★

Bandonegro is a Polish tango quartet. Over the course of their 15-year career, they have developed a style that, inspired...

Reviewed by Gabriel Cócaro in issue: January/2026

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