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Review of Rangarang: Pre– Revolutionary Iranian Pop

Rangarang: Pre– Revolutionary Iranian Pop

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★★

Travelling amongst Balkan musicians I would often ask what their influences were. More often than not, at the top of...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Reggae Dancer

Reggae Dancer

Eastern Arrernte Band

CAAMA Music

Rating: ★★★

There’s a long and proud tradition of Australian Aboriginal rock-reggae groups, from both remote desert regions and urban cities, that...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2022

Review of The North Star Grassman and The Ravens

The North Star Grassman and The Ravens

Sandy Denny

Island/Universal

Rating: ★★★★

The classic status of Sandy Denny's first solo album is assured, and the recent archival activity surrounding her career –...

Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Guy Buttery

Guy Buttery

Guy Buttery

Guy Buttery

Rating: ★★★

In the same way that Antoni Gaudí's buildings were guided by nature, Guy Buttery draws his musical inspiration from the...

Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: July/2016

Review of Hearts Broken, Heads Turned

Hearts Broken, Heads Turned

Jarlath Henderson

Top of the World

Bellows Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Jarlath Henderson hinted he could sing, as well as playing startlingly good uilleann pipes and whistle, on his 2013 Air-Fix...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: June/2016

Review of Catleya: Bogotá Sessions

Catleya: Bogotá Sessions

Krak in Dub

Galletas Calientes

Rating: ★★★

French-Argentinian producer Krak in Dub recorded this album in Bogotá with an eclectic pool of Colombian talent, reflected in the...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Review of The Wave

The Wave

Standing Waves

Standing Waves

Rating: ★★★

Composer Marcus Davidson has form when it comes to mixing things up musically, blending an ethereal chorus with the intense...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2019

Review of Vari-Colored Songs

Vari-Colored Songs

Leyla McCalla

Top of the World

Dixie Frog Records

Rating: ★★★★

Although this is Leyla McCalla’s debut record, anyone who’s seen the Carolina Chocolate Drops live will have been warmed by...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Pingue-Pongue

Pingue-Pongue

Paulo Bellinati & Cristina Azuma

Acoustic Music

Rating: ★★★★

Though little of it reaches our shores, there's a great deal more to Brazilian music than bossa nova and 1970s-style...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of I Can Be A Clay Snapper (Lahko Sem Glinena Mesojedka)

I Can Be A Clay Snapper (Lahko Sem Glinena Mesojedka)

Širom

tak:til

Rating: ★★★★★

Širom, a young Slovenian multi-instrumentalist trio, exemplify a fine balance between improvisation and craft. This, their second studio outing, sees...

Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: November/2017

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