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Review of Any Other Morning

Any Other Morning

Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys

Transition Records

Rating: ★★★★

The cover image of two small figures silhouetted under a vast sky reflects the epic scale at work on the...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Los Miticos del Ritmo

Los Miticos del Ritmo

Los Miticos del Ritmo

Soundway Records

Rating: ★★★

British producer Will ‘Quantic’ Holland’s love for Colombia grows ever deeper with Los Miticos del Ritmo, his new instrumental cumbia...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Review of UMBRAL

UMBRAL

Sofia Rei

Top of the World

Cascabelera Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Sofia Rei is an Argentinian singer, songwriter and producer whose fearless experimentation takes you to untold musical heights. Her fifth...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: November/2021

Review of Round #1

Round #1

Boxing Banjo

Boxing Banjo

Rating: ★★★

Boxing Banjo's debut on disc arrives trailing competition glory for the County Mayo quartet, who together have amassed more than...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2018

Review of Radio Niger

Radio Niger

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sublime Frequencies

Rating: ★★★

This not the typical Songlines album – for one thing there’s no listing of some of the often brilliant artists...

Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2014

Review of Tradisyon

Tradisyon

Wesli

Cumbancha

Rating: ★★★★

This is a collection of traditional Haitian songs modernised with skill and sensitivity by Montréal-based singer and multi-intrumentalist, Wesli. It’s...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Kalilima

Kalilima

Faith Mussa

Beating Heart

Rating: ★★★★

Faith Mussa comes from a strong musical background. Growing up in Blantyre, Malawi, he started performing with The Mussa Family...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2019

Review of Acoustic Tarab Alchemy

Acoustic Tarab Alchemy

ATA

Odradek

Rating: ★★★

Odradek is a new label that produces and promotes artists on the simple basis of blind auditions from submitted demos....

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: June/2018

Review of Queen Between

Queen Between

Susheela Raman

Top of the World

Susheela Raman

Rating: ★★★★★

When confronted with an impressive new album, there's always a temptation to hail it as the artist's ‘best work to...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2014

Review of Making Waves

Making Waves

Luke Daniels

Wren Records

Rating: ★★★

Luke Daniels’ Revolve and Rotate EP featured the sounds of the extraordinary Polyphon, a sort of vaudevillian organic-analogue synth –...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2017

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