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Review of Corroncho

Corroncho

Corroncho

Expression Records EXPCD27

Rating: ★★★★

This project got some high-profile press long before it appeared, thanks to the involvement of Roxy Music legend Phil Manzanera,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2010

Review of C'est Le Pompon

C'est Le Pompon

Topette!!

Topette

Rating: ★★★

This new acoustic dance band announce their intention not just in the title of their first CD – C'est Le...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2018

Review of The sound of Siami – Leftfield Luk-thung, Jazz & Molam in Thailand 1964-1975

The sound of Siami – Leftfield Luk-thung, Jazz & Molam in Thailand 1964-1975

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Top of the World

Soundway

Rating: ★★★★★

The DJ duo and vinyl collectors Chris Menistand Miles Cleret have been playing theirunique mix of Thai gems from yesteryeararound...

Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: March/2011

Review of Calypso Travels

Calypso Travels

Lord Invader & His Calypso Group

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings VINYL ONLY

Rating: ★★★★★

One of three initial releases in the Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, Calypso Travels features native Trinidadian Lord Invader (born...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020

Review of To the Awe

To the Awe

Rachel Newton

Top of the World

Shadowside Records

Rating: ★★★★

With the same band she used for her award-winning Here’s My Heart Come Take It (drummer/producer Mattie Foulds, violinist Lauren...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2020

Review of Calico Soul

Calico Soul

Farafi

Piranha

Rating: ★★★

The magic of like minds, especially musical ones, is that they often seem to meet serendipitously, and nowhere more so...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2020

Review of Kartushnik

Kartushnik

Klezmofobia

Tiger Records

Rating: ★★★

Klezmofobia are a Copenhagen-based band founded by clarinettist Bjarke Kolerus and fronted by singer Channe Nussbaum. Their debut album sold...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Neue Gezeiten

Neue Gezeiten

Jodelfisch

Top of the World

Beste! Unterhaltung

Rating: ★★★★

What an inspired blend of instruments Jodelfisch have alighted upon, variously a mix of harp, accordion, clarinet, tuba or cornet,...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Life as a Song: Sephardic Songs from the Balkans at the end of the 19th Century

Life as a Song: Sephardic Songs from the Balkans at the end of the 19th Century

Shira u’tfila

Top of the World

Fréa Records/Music & Words MWCD 4063

Rating: ★★★★★

Shira u'tfila's previous release swept you away with its heady mix of sacred and profane. On their new CD, they...

Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: July/2010

Review of Osmosis

Osmosis

Tafahum

Tafahum Records

Rating: ★★★★

The opening track ‘Wiladah’ (perhaps named after the renowned poetess from 11th century Andalusian Córdoba) sounds like Frank Zappa and...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

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