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Review of Lysbærer

Lysbærer

Nanna Barslev

By Norse Music

Rating: ★★★

Lysbærer could easily be the soundtrack to any of the popular Viking series available on our screens and it’s the...

Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: May/2022

Review of The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of the Black British Experience

The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of the Black British Experience

Angeline Morrison

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★

The title tells us of this album’s focus, but nothing quite prepares us for the introduction: spoken word written by...

Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: November/2022

Review of Kangaroo Dance

Kangaroo Dance

Zong Zing All Stars

Fire in the Mountains Records

Rating: ★★★

In Congo's Lingala language the term nzong-nzing (or zong-zing) refers to any kind of additional work activity. In musical terms...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2020

Review of Myriad Road

Myriad Road

Natacha Atlas

Decca

Rating: ★★★

The jazz album is often the second-last refuge of a career on the slide (reggae generally being the final resort...

Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: June/2016

Review of Fu Chronicles

Fu Chronicles

Antibalas

Top of the World

Daptone Records

Rating: ★★★★

This isn't your average Afrobeat album; this one explores not only messages of black power and equality, but also the...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2020

Review of Tassili

Tassili

Tinariwen

V2/Co-Op

Rating: ★★★★

Once Tinariwen became indie rock's favourite African act, it was probably only a matter of time before they recorded their...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2011

Review of Blikkspor

Blikkspor

Erlend Apneseth

heilo

Rating: ★★★★

Old Norwegian tradition is exquisitely embodied in the playing of this young virtuoso Hardanger fiddler, who has garnered a pair...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Nim Dong

Nim Dong

Eishan Ensemble

Art as Catharsis

Rating: ★★★★

Conceived by Australia-based Iranian tar (long-necked lute) virtuoso and composer Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble is a rare attempt in fusing...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018

Review of SMS for Location, Vol 4

SMS for Location, Vol 4

Moonshine

FORESEEN Entertainment

Rating: ★★★★

Montréal has been at the forefront of club culture in Canada for some time now: from multi-arts practice in Ausgang...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2021

Review of At Complete Ease

At Complete Ease

John Carty & Brian Rooney

Racket Records

Rating: ★★★★

Fiddler Brian Rooney first met banjoist John Carty in London in the early 1970s. At that time there was a...

Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: October/2011

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