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Review of HaitaNola

HaitaNola

Lakou Mizik

Top of the World

Cumbancha

Rating: ★★★★

Haitian roots revival outfit Lakou Mizik prompted double takes with their 2016 debut album Wa Di Do, a work that...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2019

Review of Gone Away Backward

Gone Away Backward

Robbie Fulks

Bloodshot Records

Rating: ★★★★

There should be a special award for this kind of high-level deployment of a musical ensemble. Fulks, a skilled acoustic...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Club Coco ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound of Now

Club Coco ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound of Now

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Bongo Joe Records

Rating: ★★★

A follow-up to 2021's Club Coco, this compilation by Mexican DJ Coco María showcases contemporary Afro-Latin sounds by home-based and...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Amame

Amame

Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft

By Norse

Rating: ★★★★★

It’s nearly 35 years since Sámi singer Boine recorded Gula Gula, the album which brought the world’s attention to her...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2023

Review of Mburu

Mburu

Jean-Paul Raffit & Paamath

homerecords.be

Rating: ★★★★

Raffit is a French composer and jazz and blues guitarist who 15 years ago founded the Chambre d’Hôte Orchestra. One...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2024

Review of Wake the Dead

Wake the Dead

Chuck Prophet & ¿Qiensave?

Yep Roc Records

Rating: ★★★

San-Franciscan Chuck Prophet teams up with cumbia urbana group ¿Qiensave? from California with roots in Michoacán, Mexico, on Wake the...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2024

Review of Red Hot + Fela

Red Hot + Fela

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Knitting Factory Records

Rating: ★★★★★

This is the latest in the series of albums that the Red Hot organisation have released to raise money and...

Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Trinca de Ases

Trinca de Ases

Gil, Nando & Gal

Geléia Geral/Altafone

Rating: ★★★

Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Nando Reis are key figures in MPB (Música Popular Brasileira): Gil and Gal arrived with...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2018

Review of Musical Explorers: Music of Tibet

Musical Explorers: Music of Tibet

Deben Bhattacharya

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★

This re-release of archive recordings is a welcome addition to the many Tibetan musical releases recorded in exile since the...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: May/2018

Review of H

H

Grégory Dargent

Bisonbison

Rating: ★★★

Oud player Grégory Dargent is best known for his collaborations with Algerian singer Houria Aïchi and French pianist-singer Babx. He...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2019

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