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Review of Silver Lining

Silver Lining

Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble

Kate Pass

Rating: ★★★★

Kohesia Ensemble is a mix of Persian and Western musicians whom Australian bassist Kate Pass has brought together, and this...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of Fleuves de l’Âme

Fleuves de l’Âme

Houeida Hedfi

Phantasy Sound

Rating: ★★★

This debut album from Tunisian percussionist Houeida Hedfi translates from the French as ‘Rivers of the Soul’, and it’s a...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of Supermoon

Supermoon

Itai Kriss & Telavana

Itai Kriss

Rating: ★★★

The Israeli-born Itai Kriss has spent two decades lighting up New York’s vibrant jazz scene with his flute playing, working...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of Ke Haber

Ke Haber

Nani Noam Vazana

Nani Noam Vazana

Rating: ★★

Israeli artist ‘Nani’ Noam Vazana sings and writes in Ladino, a Romance language spoken by Spanish Jews in the 15th...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of Desert Equations: Azax Attra

Desert Equations: Azax Attra

Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★

Back in 1986, Iranian singer Sussan Deyhim was in New York, working with electronics and sampling multi-instrumentalist Richard Horowitz. They...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of Freedom to Roam The Rhythms of Migration

Freedom to Roam The Rhythms of Migration

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Goatskin Records

Rating: ★★★★

What are ‘the rhythms of migration’ – are they natural, forced, seasonal? And how do you evoke or embody them...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of God’s Plenty

God’s Plenty

Padang Food Tigers

Shhpuma Records

Rating: ★★★★

Ambient duo Padang Food Tigers do not equip listeners with a map to navigate their signature fusion of found sound,...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of La Tercera Vision

La Tercera Vision

Lagartijeando

Wonderwheel Recordings

Rating: ★★

Argentinian musician, DJ and programmer Lagartijeando (aka Mati Zundel) plays Andean-inspired electronic folk with a psychedelic lite touch; there’s always...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

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ÌFÉ

Mais Um

Rating: ★★★★

ÌFÉ is the brainchild of Otura Mun, a producer and percussionist deeply invested in creative practice from Cuba and Puerto...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Review of Diversity

Diversity

Ebo Krdum

Top of the World

Supertraditional

Rating: ★★★★

Diversity is a theme in Ebo Krdum’s life. Growing up in a village in the Darfur region of Sudan, his...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

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