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Review of Nó Na Orelha

Nó Na Orelha

Criolo

Top of the World

Sterns Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Since Nó Na Orelha was released in Brazil last year, the São Paulo rapper Criolo has become one of the...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Review of The Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia

The Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

This compilation takes a broad view of Scandinavia, going beyond the usual Norway/Sweden/ Denmark configuration and taking in fellow Nordic...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Ghost Gamelan

Ghost Gamelan

Susheela Raman

Naive

Rating: ★★★

For their latest collaboration singer Susheela Raman and guitarist Sam Mills team up with Indonesian composer Gondrong Gunarto on this...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of WEMA

WEMA

WEMA

!K7

Rating: ★★★★

London-based trio Penya set the bar high with last year’s self-titled album, a club-friendly clash of rhythms from Cuba to...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2022

Review of Pomegranates

Pomegranates

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Finders Keepers FKR029CD

Rating: ★★★★

Given the current political climate in Iran it is hard to imagine that a vibrant pop music scene once used...

Reviewed by Nasim Masoud in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of In the Magic Hour

In the Magic Hour

Aoife O’Donovan

Yep Roc Records

Rating: ★★★★

Regular Songlines readers will need little introduction to Massachusetts-born singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan. Her exploits as soloist and collaborator with the...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2016

Review of My Life in a Hole in the Ground

My Life in a Hole in the Ground

African Head Charge

On-U Sound Digital & Vinyl Only

Rating: ★★★★

This is a very welcome reissue of the first four albums by African Head Charge – reissued as individual vinyl...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2016

Review of Star Feminine Band

Star Feminine Band

Star Feminine Band

Top of the World

Born Bad Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Coming at you like an epic puppy stampede is the Star Feminine Band, a seven-strong group of Beninese girls whose...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: January/2021

Review of Black Eagle

Black Eagle

Iva Lamkum

Sony NZ

Rating: ★★★★

Based in New Zealand’s musically-vibrant capital Wellington, singer Iva Lamkum boasts a Samoan-Chinese bloodline, but it’s difficult to identify all...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Grá agus Bás

Grá agus Bás

Donnacha Dennehy

Nonesuch

Rating: ★★★★

As a signee of the powerhouse American label Nonesuch, Donnacha Dennehy rubs shoulders with world music luminaries like the Buena...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2011

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