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Review of Barrio Tango

Barrio Tango

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Galileo LC12561

Rating: ★★★

Over the past few years Madrid-based label Galileo has been licensing a number of talented and distinctive Argentinian tango bands...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2010

Review of Tales from the Barrel House

Tales from the Barrel House

Seth Lakeman

Top of the World

Honour Oak Records

Rating: ★★★★

Morwellham, on Devon's side of the Tamar river, is a treasure-trove of industrial archaeology, a World Heritage site that contains...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Yaral Sa Doom

Yaral Sa Doom

Wau Wau Collectif

Sahel Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

In 2018 Karl Jonas Winqvist, self-styled ‘musical archaeologist’ and founding member of the Swedish band First Floor Power, travelled to...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: June/2021

Review of Karja-La

Karja-La

Sväng

Top of the World

Galileo

Rating: ★★★★★

A touch of Howlin’ Wolf, hints of anarchic fiddle playing, traditional Baltic runo song, and a jumping minuet: prepare yourself...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2014

Review of Solo Guitarra

Solo Guitarra

José Luis Montón

ECM

Rating: ★★★

José Luis Montón was invited to record for ECM following his contribution to Arco Iris, Amina Alaoui’s delicate mix of...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of The Unfinished Violin

The Unfinished Violin

Sam Sweeney

Top of the World

Mighty Village Records/Island

Rating: ★★★★★

Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War show toured from 2014 to last year, and he has chosen that...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018

Review of monmon

monmon

Danyèl Waro

Buda Musique/Cobalt Records

Rating: ★★★★

Ever since 1994, when he burst onto the world music scene with one of his landmark songs ‘Adékalom’, Danyèl Waro...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: August/2017

Review of Desconstrução

Desconstrução

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Goma Gringa

Rating: ★★★★

No one's been doing a better job at bringing São Paulo, Brazil's never-ending megalopolis, to life in recent years than...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2017

Review of Right at Home: Live at Mount Hooley

Right at Home: Live at Mount Hooley

Dan Walsh & Alistair Anderson

White Meadow Records

Rating: ★★★★

Dan Walsh is a busy man. Hot on the heels of his excellent solo record earlier in 2017, Verging on...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2017

Review of The Last Bell

The Last Bell

Alan Kelly Gang

Blackbox Music

Rating: ★★★

Alan Kelly plays piano accordion with great verve and subtlety. His gang consist of: Steph Geremia on flute and vocals;...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2015

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