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Review of Nijerusalem

Nijerusalem

Mamman Sani & Tropikal Camel

Batov Records

Rating: ★★

Like the Vangelis of West Africa, Mamman Sani began recording his electronic keyboard music in the late 1970s and is...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Whispering Sky

Whispering Sky

Tenzin Choegyal

4000 Records

Rating: ★★★★

Tibetan musician and composer Tenzin Choegyal has been in exile from his home country since the 1970s and based in...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Tales of Bobbi Niger

Tales of Bobbi Niger

TogoRhino

Straight Shooter

Rating: ★★★

Formed in Denmark in 2022, the quartet of guitarists Alain Apaloo and Olav Poulsen, harmonica player Peter Nande and percussionist...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of The Tinnitus Chorus

The Tinnitus Chorus

Michael Scott Dawson

We Are Busy Bodies

Rating: ★★★

Canadian sound artist and producer Michael Scott Dawson has spent years battling with hearing problems. In the process of making...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of ’94 – Now: Collaborations

’94 – Now: Collaborations

Asian Dub Foundation

ADF Communications/X-Ray Production

Rating: ★★★★★

Asian Dub Foundation (ADF) celebrate 30 years of their radical history this autumn with this collection of the mightiest of...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Inner Spirits

Inner Spirits

Jan Lundgren & Yamandu Costa

ACT

Rating: ★★★★

Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren and Brazilian guitarist Yamandu Costa’s collaborative debut is a thing of beauty. Cast as an Ecuadorian...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Went to Walk

Went to Walk

Claudia Schwab

Claudia Schwab

Rating: ★★

The shadow of the pandemic and lockdowns hangs heavy over this third album from the Sligo-based, Austrian-born violinist/singer/yodeller and composer....

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of Electric Taal Band

Electric Taal Band

Electric Taal Band

We Are Busy Bodies

Rating: ★★★

Daniel McLay is an inventive Canadian musician, composer and producer. He gained notoriety for cult chiptune project The J. Arthur...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

Review of New Moon

New Moon

Arun Ramamurthy Trio

Greenleaf Music

Rating: ★★★

This is a very smooth bit of music-making from Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy, accompanied by Damon Banks on bass and...

Reviewed in issue December/2024

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

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