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Review of Ein Etter Mor

Ein Etter Mor

Raabygg

Etnisk Musikklubb

Rating: ★★★★

Raabygg are an adventurous trio of musicians who explore the folk music of southern Norway and, in particular, some of...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: December/2019

Review of Makan

Makan

Driss El Maloumi

Top of the World

Contre-Jour

Rating: ★★★★★

Driss El Maloumi’s previous solo album L’Âme Dansée showed him to be one of the most promising oud (lute) players...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2014

Review of Transatlântikèr

Transatlântikèr

Trio Bacana

Klam Records

Rating: ★★★

Kèr, meaning ‘heart’ in Réunionese Creole and ‘village’ or ‘home’ in Breton, leaves the translation of Transatlântikèr up to some...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2021

Review of Kokoda

Kokoda

Ilan-Ilan

Frémeaux & Associés

Rating: ★★★★

Named for the flower that scents the air of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, the Ilan-Ilan band was created in...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Hidari Ude No Yume

Hidari Ude No Yume

Ryuichi Sakamoto

We Want Sounds

Rating: ★★★

While most famous around the world as a member of the groundbreaking group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto has been...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: January/2021

Review of Utopia and Wasteland

Utopia and Wasteland

Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar

Top of the World

RootBeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

No prizes for guessing to where the ‘utopia and wasteland’ of the title refers. It comes as no surprise that...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2018

Review of Alo

Alo

Ajate

180G

Rating: ★★★

The second album from the Japanese ten-piece Ajate is full of surprises as leader John Imaeda and his group provide...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2020

Review of Dindin

Dindin

Kimi Djabaté

Cumbancha

Rating: ★★★★

From the age of eight, Kimi Djabaté was forced to sing and play balafón at weddings and baptisms in Guinea-Bissau...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2023

Review of Bichos

Bichos

Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos

Top of the World

Olindo Records

Rating: ★★★★

In recent years a diasporic Venezuelan sound has reverberated around the world, thanks to artists such as Family Atlantica, Betsayda...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2020

Review of YITA (Deep Water)

YITA (Deep Water)

Fely Tchaco

Fely

Rating: ★★★

Ivorian-American singer Fely Tchaco released her fifth album on International Women’s Day (March 8), a gesture intended to underline its...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2021

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