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Review of Roya

Roya

Liraz

Top of the World

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

Persian/Israeli singer Liraz was a Songlines cover star in 2020 courtesy of her sophomore album Zan, a border-busting work in...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2022

Review of A Casual Invocation

A Casual Invocation

Cunning Folk

Dharma Records

Rating: ★★★★

George Hoyle, aka Cunning Folk, is a folklorist, storyteller, folk artist, magical ritualist, a former member of Gay Dad, Circulus,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2020

Review of Everything is Broke

Everything is Broke

Muito Kaballa

Switchstance Recordings

Rating: ★★

Muito Kaballa is a multiinstrumentalist, working in Cologne. This debut album features a spread of drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, flute,...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2019

Review of Tree of Dreams

Tree of Dreams

Huong Thanh

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

Tree of Dreams is Huong Thanh's second album of traditional Vietnamese music following the release of Cai Luong Music in...

Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of #1

#1

Guy One

Philophon Records

Rating: ★★★★

Growing up herding goats and cows in a remote area of northern Ghana, Guy One had no schooling, taught himself...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018

Review of Saigon Supersound, 1965-75 Volume 1

Saigon Supersound, 1965-75 Volume 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

INFRACom!

Rating: ★★★★

Five years after Sublime Frequencies' release Saigon Rock and Soul – Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 (reviewed in #85), here is...

Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: October/2017

Review of Hombre de Piedra

Hombre de Piedra

Axel Krygier

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★

Axel Krygier, the Buenos Aires-born, Switzerland-based multi-instrumentalist, is back with another catchy and refreshingly unpredictable disc. His quirks have definitely...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of Taranta Lanera

Taranta Lanera

Taranta Lanera

Vlad

Rating: ★★★

Italian expat Mari Lanera is a multifaceted artist in the Bordeaux underground scene. Yet, as Taranta Lanera for her eponymous...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2020

Review of Anatolian Sun

Anatolian Sun

Moğollar

Night Dreamer

Rating: ★★★★

Moğollar (the Mongols) were the original Anatolian rockers and coiners of the term ‘Anatolian pop.’ Back in the late 60s...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: March/2021

Review of Peace in the World

Peace in the World

Guo Gan & Aly Keita

Felmay Records

Rating: ★★★★

Ordinarily, the success of collaborations between disparate traditions is contingent on both the sonic compatibility of the instruments and the...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2017

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