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Review of Ambuya!

Ambuya!

Stella Chiweshe

Piranha Records

Rating: ★★★

Piranha Records have delved into their archives, looked in the ‘1987’ box and recovered the record that started it all...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2021

Review of Wild and Free

Wild and Free

Ziggy Marley

VP Records

Rating: ★★

Despite the passing of reggae legend Bob Marley over two decades ago, his family legacy lives on. On top of...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Nov/Dec/2011

Review of Yeshi Dolma

Yeshi Dolma

Tenzin Choegyal, Katherine Philp & Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra

Top of the World

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra

Rating: ★★★★

Yeshi Dolma is the culmination of ten years of collaboration between Tenzin Choegyal from Tibet and Australian Katherine Philp. They...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: June/2022

Review of Rosa del Sud

Rosa del Sud

Milagro Acustico

Cultural Bridge

Rating: ★★★

In his wanderings through the poetic and sonic landscapes of the Mediterranean, re-imagining the historical and cultural bedrock of his...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: November/2015

Review of The Springtime Fool

The Springtime Fool

Bard

Top of the World

Woodburner Records

Rating: ★★★★

Their catchy folk-pop choruses and carefree vagabond spirit recall The Levellers at their best. But there is much more to...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Review of Stambeli: The Legacy of the Black Tunisians

Stambeli: The Legacy of the Black Tunisians

Salah el-Ouergli

Par Les Chemins Productions

Rating: ★★★★

The heavy clacking of the qaraqab (iron castanets) and the hypnotising melodies of the gimbri (three-stringed lute) make it easy...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2011

Review of Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary

Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary

VARIOUS ARTISTS

VP Records

Rating: ★★★★

Hot on the heels of Out of Many: 50 Years of Reggae Music (reviewed in #88) comes this 100-track box-set,...

Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: March/2013

Review of Notes For a Maiden Warrior

Notes For a Maiden Warrior

Dani Larkin

Dani Larkin

Rating: ★★★

Borders run through Dani Larkin’s life and work. A native of the Armagh/ Monaghan borderlands, she has worked in peace-building...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2021

Review of Many Languages: One Soul

Many Languages: One Soul

Balkan Clarinet Summit

Piranha Musik

Rating: ★★★

Five skilled clarinettists from across the Balkan peninsula have been convened by two clarinettist/composers from Germany, under the auspices of...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2015

Review of Walimizi

Walimizi

Sarera & Blanc Manioc

Blanc Manioc

Rating: ★★

Mayotte is a little island and French overseas department situated in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar where the...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2023

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