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Review of Je Dis Oui!

Je Dis Oui!

Pink Martini

Wrasse Records

Rating: ★★

Portland, Oregon's self-described ‘little orchestra’ Pink Martini are augmented once again by the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra (who featured on their...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: March/2017

Review of The Encounter of Vocal Heritage

The Encounter of Vocal Heritage

Voxtra

Top of the World

Muziekpublique

Rating: ★★★★

Migrancy is an inescapable condition of our time, and people in movement to strange places carry remembrances of home with...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2017

Review of Tres Mil Uno

Tres Mil Uno

Marcela Arroyo, Andreas Engler & Daniel Schläppi

Catwalk Music

Rating: ★★★★

The title of this intriguing collection, Tres Mil Uno (3001), perhaps indicates that Argentinian-born, Swiss-based singer Marcela Arroyo, Swiss violinist...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017

Review of Música da Terra

Música da Terra

Batuk

Teka Music

Rating: ★★★

Batuk are a dance-infused trio hailing from South Africa. Comprised of renowned producer and rapper Spoek Mathambo, Aero Manyelo and...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2017

Review of Love Songs Vol 2

Love Songs Vol 2

Yishak Banjaw

Teranga Beat

Rating: ★★★★

In 1986, Yishak Banjaw sat down at home to record an album of traditional Ethiopian music, using a borrowed Casio...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2017

Review of Fêníx

Fêníx

Azymuth

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★★

There's often consternation when a revered band loses a key member of its personnel. But then along comes a Phil...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2017

Review of Au Bout du Petit Matin

Au Bout du Petit Matin

Tao Ravao & Thomas Laurent

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

Tao Ravao is a Madagascan-born musician with a French father and Malagasy mother whose family name he uses professionally. He...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2017

Review of Invisible Strings

Invisible Strings

Eraldo Bernocchi & Prakash Sontakke

Rare Noise Records

Rating: ★★★

‘Classical Indian slide guitar’ isn’t a style you hear about every day – but if you’re a fan of Hindustani...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2017

Review of Democratic Republic of Congo: Kibali-Ituri – Bira and Hema Music

Democratic Republic of Congo: Kibali-Ituri – Bira and Hema Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ocora Radio France

Rating: ★★★★

When it comes to documenting traditional music from around the world, the Ocora Radio France series stands out as one...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2017

Review of Tales from String Hill

Tales from String Hill

Phil de Laura

RedWood Recordings DIGITAL ONLY

Rating: ★★

Tales from String Hill reminded me, at times, of the record label Windham Hill, that stable of mellow, Californian acoustic...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2017

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