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Review of Sir Fôn Bach

Sir Fôn Bach

Llio Rhydderch

Top of the World

Fflach

Rating: ★★★★★

Llio Rhydderch was moved to arrange ‘Anhawdd Ymadael’, the penultimate tune of this very beautiful album, because the elegy ‘Marwnad...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2019

Review of Ibeyi

Ibeyi

Ibeyi

XL

Rating: ★★★

This is a curious and promising album from twin sisters working under the long shadow of their father Anga Díaz....

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2015

Review of The King of History

The King of History

DO Misiani & Shirati Jazz

Sterns STCD3051

Rating: ★★★★

Daniel Misiani came to the attention of non-Kenyans in the late 80s with two albums released in the UK that...

Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: October/2010

Review of Xalam

Xalam

Ben Aylon

Top of the World

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Born in Israel, Ben Aylon has spent much of the last dozen years in West Africa and in particular in...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021

Review of Hayvan Gibi

Hayvan Gibi

Baba Zula

Night Dreamer

Rating: ★★★

The intimacy of hearing – and seeing – Baba Zula Live has Lately surpassed the experience of Listening to some...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: November/2020

Review of Circadian

Circadian

Manu Delago

Top of the World

One Little Indian

Rating: ★★★★

Last year's Parasol Peak release (a Top of the World review in #143) was a milestone in Manu Delago's career....

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2019

Review of Around the Crocodile Pond

Around the Crocodile Pond

Ba Balance

One World Records

Rating: ★★★

Ba Balance are Danish blues-rock guitarist Preben Carlsen and West African percussionist Sal Dibba, and the title of this hard-rocking...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2021

Review of Cuckoo Storm

Cuckoo Storm

Marry Waterson & Adrian Crowley

One Little Independent

Rating: ★★★

Marry Waterson has delivered an eclectic array of duet recordings over the past decade or so, from 2011’s The Days...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024

Review of Um Violão na Madrugada + Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão

Um Violão na Madrugada + Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão

Baden Powell

Aquarela do Brasil

Rating: ★★★

This Baden Powell is not to be mistaken with the British founder of the Boy Scouts Association who went by...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of A Hajnali Csillag Ragyog

A Hajnali Csillag Ragyog

Tcha Limberger’s Kalotaszeg Trio

Le Jazzetal LJCD11

Rating: ★★★★

Violinist Tcha Limberger was born in Belgium to a Romani Gypsy father. His last disc, reviewed in Songlines #60, was...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010

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