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Review of Palermo Snow

Palermo Snow

John Renbourn

Shanachie

Rating: ★★★★

There's quite a gap between Traveller's Prayer, released in 1998, and this latest album, which Renbourn describes as ‘a departure...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011

Review of Músicas Para Churrasco Vol 1

Músicas Para Churrasco Vol 1

Seu Jorge

Top of the World

Wrasse Records

Rating: ★★★★

Seu Jorge's latest finds the Brazilian singer back doing what he does best. His previous record, a selection of rock-leaning...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2012

Review of Fela Box Set 6: Curated by Idris Elba

Fela Box Set 6: Curated by Idris Elba

Fela Kuti

Partisan

Rating: ★★★★

Erykah Badu did it. So did Brian Eno, Questlove, Ginger Baker and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. The latest celebrity to curate...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Satyam

Satyam

Vineet Vyas

Canada Council for the Arts

Rating: ★★★★

Toronto-based tabla player Vineet Vyas has an impressive pedigree, studying with Kishan Maharaj and playing with, among others, Amjad Ali...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2023

Review of El Existential

El Existential

Grupo Fantasma

Nat Geo Music NGM006

Rating: ★★★★

The first thing that will strike most listeners as strange about the latest offering from Grupo Fantasma is to see...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Review of Helsinki: Shangri-La

Helsinki: Shangri-La

Paleface

XO Records

Rating: ★★★★

When was the last time you heard Finnish hip-hop? Been a while? Well, on the evidence of Paleface, you should...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011

Review of Carnatic Connection

Carnatic Connection

Bollywood Brass Band featuring Jyotsna Srikanth

Top of the World

Bollywood Brass Band

Rating: ★★★★

The Bollywood Brass Band's latest album is yet another outstanding tour de force. With the help of Jyotsna Srikanth's Karnatic...

Reviewed by Amar Dhillon in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Peace Love Ukulele

Peace Love Ukulele

Jake Shimabukuro

Hitchhike

Rating: ★★

With his new catchphrase – ‘if everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place’ – Hawaiian ukulele...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Shamrock City

Shamrock City

Solas

Top of the World

THL Records

Rating: ★★★★★

In 1910, a young man named Michael Conway left rural poverty behind in Ireland and took passage across the Atlantic...

Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: July/2013

Review of The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Brazil

The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Brazil

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

Taking a liberal approach to what defines psychedelic music, this latest offering from Rough Guides takes slightly ‘out there’ tracks...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2013

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