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Review of De Rio a Rio

De Rio a Rio

Viola da Samba

Quartz Music

Rating: ★★★

Firstly there's that wordplay in the group's name; however, it's unclear if there is anything else that solid beyond the...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2018

Review of Himalaya

Himalaya

Guo Gan

Felmay

Rating: ★★★★

This recording by internationally acclaimed erhu (two-stringed fiddle) virtuoso Guo Gan follows his previous release, Jasmine Flower, a little over...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Adventures in Afropea

Adventures in Afropea

Zap Mama

Crammed

Rating: ★★★★★

Sic transit gloria mundi – but how welcome to be reminded of past triumphs by this reissue of Zap Mama's...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020

Review of Quasi

Quasi

Ariwo

MANANA//Records VINYL & DIGITAL ONLY

Rating: ★★★

In the intervening two years between Ariwo's acclaimed self-titled debut and follow-up Quasi, the group have become deeply embedded in...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2019

Review of Universalists

Universalists

Yonatan Gat

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

What might Jimi Hendrix have sounded like if he had enjoyed access to a library of global sounds that were...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018

Review of Sad Songs About the End of Love

Sad Songs About the End of Love

Avital Raz

Sotones Records

Rating: ★★

The Israel-born self-proclaimed ‘psychedelic folk singer-songwriter’ presents a collection of James Joyce poems about heartbreak, set to original melody and...

Reviewed by Jahnavi Harrison in issue: June/2016

Review of Wanderer

Wanderer

Stephen Pigram

Stephen Pigram

Rating: ★★★★

A local legend in his West Australian coastal hometown of Broome, Stephen Pigram makes rusticMusic firmly rooted in the thriving...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013

Review of A Clear Look

A Clear Look

Elanor

Appel Rekords

Rating: ★★★

Here's an interesting line-up: between them the five musicians of the Flemish band Elanor play alto and soprano electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdies,...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Dula

Dula

Vivalda Dula

Vivalda Dula

Rating: ★★★★

Born and raised in Angola but resident in the US since 2013, Dula released a debut album, Africa, which was...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Les Chansons de Paris

Les Chansons de Paris

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Le Chant du Monde (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★★★★

It’s hard to know how to evaluate this item. The subject makes sense. Paris has been much sung about, and...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014

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