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Review of Bloom

Bloom

Siobhan Miller

Songprint Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Comprising ten classic Scots folk songs Siobhan Miller’s new album is a celebration of Scots song. But this is no...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2022

Review of Reflexión

Reflexión

Eljuri

Manovill Records

Rating: ★★★

Following her collection of reggae sounds in 2019, the Latina powerhouse has gone for a more catholic approach with her...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2022

Review of Bach to Folk

Bach to Folk

Lodestar Trio

Naxos World

Rating: ★★★★

Max Baillie is a British-German classical violin virtuoso who has worked with Björk; Erik Rydvall, a Swede who plays the...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2022

Review of The Buzz and the Bells

The Buzz and the Bells

Afro-Zen Allstars

Aza Music

Rating: ★★★★

This is the second studio recording from the Richmond, Virginia-based group specialising in the enticing sounds of Ethiopian jazz. Their...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2022

Review of Hackensaw Boys

Hackensaw Boys

Hackensaw Boys

Hackensaw Boys

Rating: ★★★

Formed in 1999 in Charlottesville, Virginia, Hackensaw Boys have existed in a variety of personnel configurations while maintaining a rep...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2022

Review of Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae)

Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae)

Abel Selaocoe

Top of the World

Warner Classics

Rating: ★★★★★

This is one of the most impressive debut albums in a long time. Effectively, it’s a self portrait of the...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2022

Review of Edyf

Edyf

Cerys Hafana

Cerys Hafana

Rating: ★★★

Queer Welsh composer and multi-instrumentalist Cerys Hafana is acknowledged as a fearless explorer of the creative possibilities and unique qualities...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2022

Review of Viyezgo: Vimbuza from Mzimba South

Viyezgo: Vimbuza from Mzimba South

Amaliya Group

1000Hz Records

Rating: ★★★★

Vimbuza is a ceremony of the Tumbuka people of Malawi, where people become healed through trance and the possession of...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2022

Review of Fadaytak

Fadaytak

SHIRAN

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★

The Israeli-Yemeni singer SHIRAN clearly loves to mix things up. The list of sub-genres that have been associated with her...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: November/2022

Review of World Spirituality Classics, Vol 3: The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah

World Spirituality Classics, Vol 3: The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah

Alhaji Waziri Oshomah

Luaka Bop

Rating: ★★★★

When Alhaji Waziri Oshomah started his band in Afenmailand in southern Nigeria’s Edo state they would walk miles to gigs...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2022

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