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Review of Wandering Tales

Wandering Tales

Rönsy

Aania Records

Rating: ★★★★

If you want to have an enormous amount of fun, if you want to weep at the sheer beauty of...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of To Those of Earth… And Other Worlds

To Those of Earth… And Other Worlds

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

Strut Records 2 CDs

Rating: ★★★★

Sun Ra was one of the most prolific musicians of all time, releasing over 100 LPs under a plethora of...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Five Classic Albums

Five Classic Albums

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tuff Gong/Universal Music 5 CDs

Rating: ★★★★

The year-long celebrations for what would have been Bob Marley's 70th birthday have seen a steady stream of activity, crowned...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Impredecible

Impredecible

Bareto

Top of the World

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

After plugging away through various stylistic incarnations, from the ska of their debut to the guitar-based cumbia of their subsequent...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Bolo

Bolo

Bolo

Bolo

Rating: ★★★

As global fusions evolve, decade by decade, the origins of the different styles can sometimes become unclear. This San Francisco...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Light Up the Dark

Light Up the Dark

The Outside Track

Larimer Records

Rating: ★★★

There is a stadium feel to The Outside Track's music. The pan-Celtic quintet (from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton) have...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Senegal 70

Senegal 70

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Analog Africa

Rating: ★★★★

This trip back in time – some 40 years – is all courtesy of Analog Africa's crate-digger extraordinaire, Samy Ben...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of AntroPOPhagia

AntroPOPhagia

Beatriz Azevedo

Biscoito Fino

Rating: ★★★

Beatriz Azevedo is a Brazilian Renaissance woman. A celebrated poet, writer and anthropologist, she's also a composer and a bosom...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Women, They Cause Fear

Women, They Cause Fear

Sea Slugs

Sea Slugs

Rating: ★★

The Sea Slugs are an 11-piece Afrobeat ensemble from Southampton. This is their second release, which has its targets firmly...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Gagaku

Gagaku

Ono Ensemble

VDE-Gallo/MEG-AIMP

Rating: ★★★★

Gagaku, meaning ‘refined’ or ‘noble’ music, is a form of Japanese imperial court music that flourished during the Heian period...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

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