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Review of The Klezmer Shul Live!

The Klezmer Shul Live!

Veretski Pass

Golden Horn Records

Rating: ★★★

Veretski Pass are a trio of top American klezmer musicians – Cookie Segelstein on violin, Joshua Horowitz on accordion and...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2012

Review of Karton City Boom

Karton City Boom

Shazalakazoo

Eastblok Music

Rating: ★★★

Shalazakazoo are an electronic music duo from Belgrade (Serbia) and Karton City Boom is their debut album. A well-argued essay...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012

Review of Rodrigo & Gabriela & C.U.B.A — Area 52

Rodrigo & Gabriela & C.U.B.A — Area 52

REVIEW FIGHT CLUB

Rubyworks

Rating: ★★★★

As successful as previous albums from the rocked-up flamenco guitar wizards have been, someone clearly decided it was time to...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2012

Review of A Window to Color

A Window to Color

Mamak Khadem

Mamak Khadem

Rating: ★★★★

Mamak Khadem has been woefully neglected by UK world music promoters and producers. She started her performing career as lead...

Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: March/2012

Review of Silêncio

Silêncio

Claudia Aurora

World Village

Rating: ★★

It’s not very clear what Claudia Aurora’s trying to do here. But whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to work....

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2012

Review of Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée

La Bottine Souriante

Top of the World

Borealis Records

Rating: ★★★★

Hailing from Quebec, where they formed in 1976, La Bottine Souriante have gone on to sell half a million records...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2012

Review of Live in Amsterdam

Live in Amsterdam

Cristina Branco

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

What’s outstanding about this re-released first recording of Cristina Branco, from 1997, is not only that we get to hear...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2012

Review of There’s More Pretty Girls Than One

There’s More Pretty Girls Than One

McCamy’s Melody Sheiks

Arhoolie

Rating: ★★★

This four-piece acoustic ensemble consists of two Americans and two Brits who live in France. One of the Americans is...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012

Review of The Speech Project

The Speech Project

Gerry Driver

One Fine Day

Rating: ★★★★

That a mundane bit of tidying up can inspire a work of the origin¬ality and quality of The Speech Project...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2012

Review of The Kankobela of the Batonga Volume 2

The Kankobela of the Batonga Volume 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sharp Wood Productions

Rating: ★★★

The kankobela is a smaller version of the more well-known mbira (thumb piano) of Zimbabwe’s Shona people. The people of...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2012

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