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Review of Chahâr

Chahâr

Meelodi

Meelodi

Rating: ★★★★

Meaning ‘four’ in Persian, Chahâr unsurprisingly follows Meelodi’s third album – The Great Blue Wheel – which drew in musicians...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2023

Review of Bleu bleu

Bleu bleu

Sophie Lavoie

Sophie Lavoie

Rating: ★★★★

There’s a post-COVID movement in Québécois folk music in which artists once known for their traditional roots have moved more...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: August/2024

Review of Shakkar

Shakkar

The Raghu Dixit Project

Top of the World

Raghu Dixit Music

Rating: ★★★★★

2011 Songlines Newcomer Artist Award-winner Raghu Dixit has been busy of late composing and performing as a playback singer for...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: September/2024

Review of Dislocated Pulse

Dislocated Pulse

Mehrnam Rastegari

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Mehrnam Rastegari

Rating: ★★★★

The debut album by Persian kamancheh virtuoso and composer Mehrnam Rastegari is a short but sharp statement, brimming with confidence...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Al Wahem

Al Wahem

PRAED | Praed

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Ruptured / Annihaya

Rating: ★★★★

PRAED is an amalgamation of Raed Yassin (electronics, vocals) and Paed Conca (clarinets, bass, samples), from Lebanon and Switzerland respectively,...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2026

Review of Marchez Noir

Marchez Noir

Amazigh Kateb

Iris/Harmonia Mundi

Rating: ★★★★

Amazigh Kateb, who was the lead singer of Gnawa Diffusion, has turned down the rock from his old group and...

Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: March/2010

Review of Corazón y Hueso

Corazón y Hueso

Melingo

Top of the World

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

When Argentinian rocker Daniel Melingo took a stab at tango in 1998 with songs like ‘Narigón’ and ‘José el Cuchiyero’...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012

Review of Sabor de Gracia

Sabor de Gracia

Sabor Pa’ Rato

World Village

Rating: ★★★

If you're familiar with the rumba catalana form of music, it may well be from listening to Ojos de Brujo,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Le Futur Ça Marche Pas

Le Futur Ça Marche Pas

Cyril Cyril

Top of the World

Les Disques Bongo Joe

Rating: ★★★★

One of the most rewarding things while listening to Cyril Cyril’s third album is not being able to anticipate what...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2024

Review of All About the Bones

All About the Bones

Chris Smither

Signature Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

American folk and blues singer Chris Smither marks his upcoming 80th birthday with All About the Bones, a moody and...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2024

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