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Review of Doolin’

Doolin’

Doolin’

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★★

Doolin’ enter their second decade this year, pushing for a wider audience with their first release on Compass Records. Formed...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2016

Review of River Waiting

River Waiting

Connla

Connla Music

Rating: ★★★★

If last year's self-titled four-track teaser from Northern Ireland quintet Connla introduced an outfit of promise, their debut long-player confirms...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2016

Review of Free West Papua: Rize of the Morning Star Vol 2

Free West Papua: Rize of the Morning Star Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Rize of the Morning Star

Rating: ★★★★

Like its 2013 predecessor, this compilation features artists from the Pacific and other countries, banding together in musical solidarity with...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016

Review of Camaleão Borboleta

Camaleão Borboleta

Graveola

Mais Um Discos

Rating: ★★★

With 12 years behind them and half a dozen albums and EPs to their name, Graveola are one of the...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2016

Review of Ballads of the Broken Few

Ballads of the Broken Few

Seth Lakeman featuring Wildwood Kin

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★★

The sound of Devon singer-songwriter and fiddler Seth Lakeman is well-known to many. This is his eighth studio album since...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2016

Review of Tawahhud (Autism)

Tawahhud (Autism)

Asil Ensemble

AMAR Foundation

Rating: ★★★★

Established in 2003 by Egyptian composer, musicologist and oud virtuoso Mustafa Said, Asil Ensemble aim to develop new Arabic music...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: November/2016

Review of Turmio

Turmio

Okra Playground

Top of the World

Nordic Notes

Rating: ★★★★★

This is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Finland in recent times. The members of Okra...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2016

Review of Native American Flute

Native American Flute

VARIOUS ARTISTS

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Native American flute music has enjoyed a vast popularity ever since R Carlos Nakai first began recording in the 1980s...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2016

Review of Here We Go 1, 2, 3

Here We Go 1, 2, 3

Heidi Talbot

Navigator Records

Rating: ★★★★

There's a personal feel to proceedings on this fifth solo album from the Irish-born, multiple BBC Folk Award nominee. Not...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2016

Review of Arbina

Arbina

Noura Mint Seymali

Top of the World

Glitterbeat

Rating: ★★★★

Following her international debut album that was one of the greats of 2014, it's absolutely no bad state of affairs...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2016

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