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Review of Insides Revealed

Insides Revealed

Sauljaljui

Wind Music International Corporation

Rating: ★★★★

Insides Revealed, the debut album by Taiwanese indigenous singer Sauljaljui, takes inspiration from her Paiwan tribal roots, and combines traditional...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2020

Review of Make Your Move

Make Your Move

Trad.Attack!

Made in Baltics

Rating: ★★★★

Trad.Attack! are a phenomenon in Estonia, their homeland, where since their inception in 2013 the trio have swept the board...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2020

Review of El Camino de Los Vientos

El Camino de Los Vientos

Matthieu Saglio Quartet

ACT Records

Rating: ★★★★

French-born agronomist Matthieu Saglio traded soil and crops for the sweetly sorrowful sound of the cello when he moved to...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2020

Review of George Sansome

George Sansome

George Sansome

Grimdon Records

Rating: ★★★★

One third of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award nominees Granny's Attic, Sansome releases his solo debut. This self-titled album...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2020

Review of Alambari

Alambari

DakhaBrakha

Top of the World

DakhaBeakha

Rating: ★★★★★

At first glance there is something suspiciously ‘arty’ about DakhaBrakha. Attired in exaggerated folk costumes and oversize black lamb-fur head-gear...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2020

Review of RDS-202

RDS-202

KermesZ à l'Est

KermesZ à I''Est

Rating: ★★★★

KermesZ à l'Est are not only the wildest Balkan band in Belgium, but probably on the planet. I first encountered...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2020

Review of Strovilos

Strovilos

Trio Tekke

Top of the World

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★★★

This is another winner from the class act that brought us the great albums Zivo and Samás. Here they are...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2020

Review of Moon Over Ci. Ruins

Moon Over Ci. Ruins

Mao Ya

Top of the World

Rhymoi Music

Rating: ★★★★★

This remarkable album explores the shared history of music between ancient China, specifically the Tang Dynasty (seventh to tenth century...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: June/2020

Review of Maghreb K7 Club: Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staifi (1985-1997)

Maghreb K7 Club: Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staifi (1985-1997)

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Bongo Joe Records

Rating: ★★★★

This compilation is a microcosm of Lyon's Maghreb music scene between 1985-1997. Most of the scene in the said city...

Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: June/2020

Review of Palaces

Palaces

Electric Vocuhila

Capsul Records

Rating: ★★★

Electric Vocuhila, a French quartet founded ten years ago in Berlin as part of a musicians’ co-operative, display an impressive...

Reviewed by Julia in issue: June/2020

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