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Review of Fiddler's Dream

Fiddler's Dream

Michael Cleveland

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★

It's not hard to see why so many are in awe of blind bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland. One listen to...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2017

Review of Desconstrução

Desconstrução

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Goma Gringa

Rating: ★★★★

No one's been doing a better job at bringing São Paulo, Brazil's never-ending megalopolis, to life in recent years than...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2017

Review of XX

XX

Baba Zula

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

Initially inspired by the Anatolian rock of Moğollar and Erkin Koray, Baba Zula pioneered the concept of Istanbul psychedelia mixing...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: March/2017

Review of Body & Voice

Body & Voice

Gino Sitson

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★

Gino Sitson is a New York-based vocalist from the Bamileke region of Cameroon, whose family comes from a long line...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: March/2017

Review of Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade

Dipper Malkin

Dipper Malkin

Rating: ★★★★

There's a rich luxurious feel to the many beautiful instrumental tunes on this debut from John Dipper and Dave Malkin....

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2017

Review of Japanese Traditional Music: Songs of People at Work and Play

Japanese Traditional Music: Songs of People at Work and Play

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Arbiter

Rating: ★★★★

This album is the fifth volume in an anthology of traditional Japanese music, created in 1941 by the Kokusai Bunka...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2017

Review of From the Stillhouse

From the Stillhouse

Murder Murder

Murder Murder

Rating: ★★★

Hailing from the frozen forests of northern Ontario, Murder Murder describe themselves as a ‘bloodgrass’ band. Particularly interested in murder...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2017

Review of Seamount

Seamount

Birlinn Jiarg

Birlinn Jiarg

Rating: ★★★

Birlinn Jiarg are a band that was put together by whistle and Anglo concertina player Beccy Hurst to perform the...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2017

Review of Tuulispää

Tuulispää

Karuna

KUU Records

Rating: ★★★★

Esko Järvela has an enviable musical pedigree. Growing up in Kaustinen, the home of Finnish folk music, he was immersed...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2017

Review of Metromonk

Metromonk

Manu Delago

Tru Thoughts

Rating: ★★★

The Austrian-born percussionist and composer Manu Delago has become the foremost proponent of the instrument known as the hang, having...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2017

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