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Review of The Kindest One

The Kindest One

Jorga Mesfin

Muzikawi

Rating: ★★★

Jorga Mesfin is a comparatively new kid on the Ethio-jazz block. The Ethiopian saxophonist also happens to be Mulatu Astatke’s...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2024

Review of This Is Funkiwala

This Is Funkiwala

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Funkiwala

Rating: ★★★★★

London-based record label Funkiwala is a global music treasure trove, a spiritual and (hopefully) commercial home for the best and...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2022

Review of One Rainy Evening

One Rainy Evening

Naomi Vercauteren Trio

Appel Rekords

Rating: ★★★

Belgian violinist Naomi Vercauteren studied classical music at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, where she carried out research into bowing...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2018

Review of He is #1

He is #1

Malawi Mouse Boys

Top of the World

Independent Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Malawi Mouse Boys take their name from how they make their living when not playing music – selling mice...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2012

Review of Silence is Bliss

Silence is Bliss

Naveen Kumar

Mirrorball Entertainment

Rating: ★★★

Although he is best known for his work on some of Indian cinema's most celebrated soundtracks – including AR Rahman's...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2016

Review of All In One

All In One

Bebel Gilberto

Verve 2716690

Rating: ★★

Bebel Gilberto clearly craves crossover success. She's made a decent fist of achieving it too, with 2000's electronica–enhanced Tanto Tempo...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free

Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free

Bonny Light Horseman

Jagjaguwar

Rating: ★★★

With Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free, Bonny Light Horseman deliver a capacious collection of acoustic Americana. The process...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2024

Review of One With the Wind

One With the Wind

Branko Galoić and Francisco Cordovil

Galileo

Rating: ★★★

A couple of years ago, Branko Galoić and Francisco Cordovil happened to be in the same Parisian bar with live...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2019

Review of Kinshasa One Two

Kinshasa One Two

DRC Music

Warp Records

Rating: ★★★★

Damon Albarn is famous for breaking down musical barriers and exploring new ways in which music¬ians can work together –...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Review of One and All

One and All

Fisherman’s Friends

Island Records

Rating: ★★★

Forget the lockdown postman and shanty TikTok craze, haul away and pass round the grog, open your gullet and get...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022

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