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Review of Ona

Ona

Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr

Tomáš Kočko

Rating: ★★★★

The title Ona means ‘She’ in Czech and it presents women’s songs from Tomáš Kočko’s homeland Moravia, the eastern region...

Reviewed by Mateusz Dobrowolski in issue: June/2022

Review of Stories of Stonia

Stories of Stonia

Mari Kalkun

Top of the World

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Singer Mari Kalkun is a native speaker of Võro, an endangered South Estonian language, not easy even for speakers of...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Farewell/Despedida

Farewell/Despedida

Marcel Bonfim

Shifting Paradigm Records

Rating: ★★★★

Immigration is such a hot topic, where the sentiments and creativity of a migrant may be difficult to hear over...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2024

Review of Ear to the Eye

Ear to the Eye

Cosmo Sheldrake

Tardigrade Records

Rating: ★★★

Following on from last year’s compact, 22-minute Wild Wet World with its aquatic orchestra of sounds, comes a gargantuan 22-song...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2024

Review of Island5

Island5

Islandman

Rest In Space

Rating: ★★★

Turkish trio Islandman is the brainchild of musician/producer Tolga Böyuk – who plays bass and synth – joined by guitarist...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2025

Review of Ben Haana Wa Maana

Ben Haana Wa Maana

DAM

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★

Popular Palestinian rap trio DAM return with a third album that features the same political and social fervour as the...

Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: July/2019

Review of Sorrows Away

Sorrows Away

The Unthanks

Rabble Rouser Music

Rating: ★★★★

The Unthanks have been closing their concerts with the title-track of their new album and finding that audiences are singing...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2022

Review of Anarouz

Anarouz

3MA

Top of the World

Mad Minute Music

Rating: ★★★★

It has been a decade since the three master musicians of 3MA – Ballaké Sissoko (kora), Driss El Maloumi (oud)...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2018

Review of Tawassol

Tawassol

Gabacho Maroc

10h10 Music

Rating: ★★★

Gabacho Maroc are a Moroccan-French fusion band who merge Moroccan Gnawa styles with funk-jazz. The ensemble consists of Hamid Moumen...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2018

Review of like the sky I’ve been too quiet

like the sky I’ve been too quiet

ganavya

Native Rebel Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Born in New York and raised in Tamil Nadu, ganavya has gradually cultivated a glowing reputation as an interdisciplinary artist,...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2024

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