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Review of Against All Tides

Against All Tides

Harpeth Rising

Harpeth Rising

Rating: ★★★★

Lyrically engaging, harmonically alluring and instrumentally honed to a crystalline sharpness, Harpeth Rising ascend to the upper echelon of the...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2018

Review of InVentus

InVentus

Custodio Castelo

ARC Music Productions

Rating: ★★★

Whenever a local musical tradition gets transposed away from its roots, it usually takes some time for a new central...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2013

Review of Fire Away

Fire Away

Ozomatli

Downtown Records VVR736787

Rating: ★★

There are those who rate Ozomatli as the best live band in the world. To be sure, the vibe this...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Review of Trust the Sea to Guide Me

Trust the Sea to Guide Me

Iain Morrison

Peatfire 003

Rating: ★★★★

A well-crafted third solo recording from Lewis-born singer and multi – instrumentalist Iain Morrison, this album demonstrates his gift for...

Reviewed by Debbie Koritsas in issue: July/2010

Review of Peace in Africa

Peace in Africa

Cheikh Ibra Fam

Soulbeats Records

Rating: ★★★

Cheikh Ibra Fam might not be a familiar name for many outside of Senegal, but this multi-instrumentalist and singer has...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: October/2021

Review of Largo da Memória

Largo da Memória

Ricardo Ribeiro

Parlophone Music

Rating: ★★★★

With Largo da Memória (Coast of Memory), Ribeiro confirms himself as one of the most distinctive artists in the new...

Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: October/2014

Review of Green & Blue

Green & Blue

The Hydes

The Hydes

Rating: ★★★

This Denver, Colorado-based sibling duo of Joanna Hyde (fiddle, vocals) and her brother Iain (guitar, mandolin, vocals) craft an elegant...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2017

Review of Kofū II

Kofū II

Meitei

KITCHEN. LABEL

Rating: ★★★

This is a fascinating album by Meitei that perhaps can be described as simply a sound collage of Japan, both...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Nomadism

Nomadism

Vołosi

Unzipped Fly Records

Rating: ★★★★

Vołosi are a five-piece string band from the south of Poland, whose profile has been rising ever since winning Polish...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2015

Review of Raï is not Dead

Raï is not Dead

Fanfaraï Big Band

Fanfaraï

Rating: ★★★★

Fanfaraï Big Band have been known as just Fanfaraï since their inception in 2005, but have now renamed owing to...

Reviewed by Marwan Shamiyeh in issue: July/2018

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