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Review of Ulaan

Ulaan

Enji

Top of the World

Squama Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

On her third album Munich-based Mongolian vocalist Enji strikes a beguiling balance between modern jazz and the folk traditions of...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2023

Review of Carruseles

Carruseles

Afrosound

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★

Waaahaaahaaaa! From deep within Colombia's Discos Fuentes vaults comes another Vampisoul resurrection… But Afrosound's 1974 release stands out from the...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023

Review of Silencio

Silencio

Karen y Los Remedios

ZZK Records

Rating: ★★★

Described by their record label as ‘blending cumbia and existentialism,’ this is the first full album from Ana Karen G...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023

Review of Glimmer

Glimmer

Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland

ECM Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Hardanger fiddle player and violinist Nils Økland and harmonium player Sigbjørn Apeland have been making music together for 30 years,...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2023

Review of Omnibus

Omnibus

Geneviève Laloy

Polyson / Homerecords.be

Rating: ★★★★

All aboard the Omnibus express! Brussels-based musician Geneviève Laloy whisks us along on a sensational journey with her fifth album,...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023

Review of Lost & Found

Lost & Found

Nick Beggs

Nick Beggs

Rating: ★★★

Nick Beggs has a career extending back to the high point of early 80s New Romantic pop, and the band...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2023

Review of Nos Habet Caramel

Nos Habet Caramel

El Kontessa

Bilna’es

Rating: ★★★

Cairo-based DJ, producer and multidisciplinary artist Fajr Soliman mixes electro-pop and mahraganat (a blend of Egyptian folk and shaabi music,...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: October/2023

Review of Jbal Rras

Jbal Rras

Deena Abdelwahed

InFiné

Rating: ★★★★★

This Tunisian DJ and producer has long been hailed as one of the most exciting names in experimental dance music....

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2023

Review of Peines Perdues

Peines Perdues

François-Félix Roy

François-Félix Roy

Rating: ★★★

The charm of François-Félix Roy's debut solo recording lies in its subtle approach to traditional and traditionally-based Québécois music. Roy,...

Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: October/2023

Review of Tabaco

Tabaco

Tabaco

El Palmas Music

Rating: ★★★★

Carlos ‘Tabaco’ Quintana, tall, thin and brown like the cigars he was nicknamed after, was a Venezuelan percussionist, singer and...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2023

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