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Review of Sean Khan Presents…The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble

Sean Khan Presents…The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble

The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble

Acid Jazz Records

Rating: ★★★★

This is an intriguing set in which classic songs from the folk-rock era of the late 60s and early 70s...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2024

Review of I Can Feel My Dreams

I Can Feel My Dreams

Damian Dalla Torre

Squama Records

Rating: ★★★★

Leipzig-based saxophonist, composer and producer Damian Dalla Torre has been on the improvisation/experimental music scene for some time, working with...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: August/2024

Review of Synthesizing the Silk Roads

Synthesizing the Silk Roads

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ostinato Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The title and subheading (Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock and Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia) say...

Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: November/2024

Review of Namaste Bombay – A Musical Tribute to Hindi Cinema

Namaste Bombay – A Musical Tribute to Hindi Cinema

VARIOUS ARTISTS

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Award-winning composer, producer and performer Kuljit Bhamra pays tribute to the music of his childhood, that is, Indian film music...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: August/2024

Review of Simple Pleasures

Simple Pleasures

Alison Brown

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★★

Pioneering banjo player, composer, and a key leading lady of bluegrass, Alison Brown wears many...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue:

Review of Wild Cursive of Snowland

Wild Cursive of Snowland

Reba Jicun

Stallion Era Beijing

Rating: ★★★★

Reba Jicun’s debut album is a stunning blend of traditional Tibetan opera, rock, metal and Buddhist chanting. Jicun’s musical journey...

Reviewed by Yijia Tu in issue: September/2024

Review of Kairo

Kairo

Momi Maiga

Segell Microscopi

Rating: ★★★

Kairo is a very sonically diverse and soulful record from the young Senegalese maestro, aiming to bring together ancient and...

Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: January/2025

Review of In the Real World

In the Real World

Eric Bibb

Stony Plain Records

Rating: ★★★★

Son of singer, actor and civil rights activist Leon Bibb, Eric Bibb carries forward his father’s legacy in all the...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2025

Review of I’m Jimmy Reed

I’m Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

Craft Recordings / Bluesville

Rating: ★★★★★

It’s routinely hailed as the first great blues album but, as was the case with most bluesmen of his generation,...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: January/2025

Review of Femmina

Femmina

Gera Bertolone

Sonora Recordings

Rating: ★★

The vocalist and clarinettist Gera Bertolone hails from Sicily, and here puts together an album of original songs which blend...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/2025

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