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Review of Argot

Argot

Passepartout Duo

Passepartout Duo

Rating: ★★★★

Rarely does technological invention deliver such a beautiful result as Argot, the fourth album by Italian pianist Nicoletta Favari and...

Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: April/2025

Review of Mmabatho

Mmabatho

Sereetsi & The Natives

Tomeletso Sereetsi

Rating: ★★★

Singer, songwriter and producer Tomeletso Sereetsi is something of a hero in his homeland as an exponent of the unique...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025

Review of Giorgos Katsaros

Giorgos Katsaros

Giorgos Katsaros

Mississippi Records

Rating: ★★★★★

This is both a fabulous historical document and a musical treat from the rebetika heyday of Greek émigrés to the...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/2025

Review of Forefowk, Mind Me

Forefowk, Mind Me

Quinie

Top of the World

Upset the Rhythm

Rating: ★★★★

Scots is one of three official languages north of the border, along with English and Gaelic, and it is in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2025

Review of NIHT

NIHT

Sowulo

Season of Mist

Rating: ★★★

The night, mourning and ancient wisdom are among the dark themes of this meditative journey of the soul, a project...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2025

Review of Further From the Country

Further From the Country

William Prince

Top of the World

Six Shooter Records

Rating: ★★★★

With a deep, slightly burred voice and deadpan delivery, Canadian First Nations singer-songwriter William Prince has always grounded his art...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Hunter's Moon

Hunter's Moon

Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault

Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault

Rating: ★★★★

Calum Stewart and Heikki Bourgault's own website refers to this excellent effort as if it's the pair's second collaborative album,...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Melody

Melody

Alaw

Taith Records

Rating: ★★★★

‘Welsh folk music has not had the same degree of exposure as its Celtic cousins,’ bemoans Alaw fiddle player Oliver...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Kerwanê

Kerwanê

Kardeş Türküler

Top of the World

Membran/Network

Rating: ★★★★

Kardeş Türküler celebrate their 21st anniversary with this ‘Best Of’ compilation. They have become such a feature of the musical...

Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: December/2015

Review of Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola

Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola

Kampire

Strut Records

Rating: ★★★

Scene-leading club DJ Kampire prides herself on connecting the dots between contemporary and old-school African club music, spotlighting female artists...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2024

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