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Review of Wonderland

Wonderland

Daniel García Trio

ACT

Rating: ★★★★

A notable exponent of the fertile Spanish jazz scene, Daniel García delivers a lively piano record that pushes the boundaries...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Spirits of Mauronoros

Spirits of Mauronoros

Kolida Babo

Veego Records

Rating: ★★★★

The ancient world and the turbulent present collide to great effect on this, the second LP from the Greek woodwind...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Any Anxious Colour

Any Anxious Colour

Mark Cherrie Quartet

Windmill Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Any Anxious Colour is the second album by steelpan player Mark Cherrie. Having released his debut, Joining the Dots, back...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Destination

Destination

Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu

Wah Wah 45s

Rating: ★★★★★

Afla Sackey once taught Afrobeat at the Royal Academy of Music, and here he gives a masterclass in how it...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Les Îles du Désert

Les Îles du Désert

Loy Ehrlich

Babani Records

Rating: ★★★

Loy Ehrlich was one multi-instrumental third of France’s esteemed Hadouk Trio, whose co-founder and fellow ex-Gong member, Didier Malherbe, guests...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Bamako Chicago Sound System

Bamako Chicago Sound System

Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko

FPE Records

Rating: ★★★★

In the summer of 2017, kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko and American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell were commissioned by Chicago’s Hyde...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Piltan

Piltan

Esfand

30M Records

Rating: ★★

It’s becoming too much of a cliché: an electronic dance beat, repetitious and supposedly ecstatic – occasionally labelled as mystical...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Lifelines

Lifelines

Davidsson

OPIA

Rating: ★★★

Caught somewhere in the ether between Nashville, Tennessee, where he’s now based, and Reykjavík in his native Iceland, Davidsson’s debut...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of From China to Appalachia

From China to Appalachia

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian

Top of the World

Community Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Musically, China is vast and variegated and Appalachia much smaller and more isolated. But you’ll find yourself tempted to hear...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Review of Woo La Ba

Woo La Ba

Tilibo

Tilibo

Rating: ★★★

Here’s a pleasantly classy duo in which kora player Ibou Cissokho is teamed up with the Norwegian acoustic guitarist Ole...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

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