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Review of Brasil Bam Bam Bam

Brasil Bam Bam Bam

Sonzeira

Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI

Rating: ★★★★

‘What was a French boy, living in South London, doing putting up aerials at the age of 15 so he...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2014

Review of Lampascioni e Cianfrusaglie

Lampascioni e Cianfrusaglie

Le Tre Sorelle

La Paranza del Geco

Rating: ★★★

Le Tre Sorelle (the Three Sisters) are a young female trio of singers and multiinstrumentalists, who are not actually sisters....

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Quicksand

Quicksand

Black Mango

Gusstaff Records

Rating: ★★★★

The French producer Philippe Sanmiguel moved to Bamako 16 years ago and has since produced a raft of fine albums...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022

Review of The Art of the Daegeum Sanjo

The Art of the Daegeum Sanjo

Ahn Sung-Woo

Inédit

Rating: ★★

The latest of Inédit's series of Korean sanjo releases is for daegeum, a horizontal bamboo flute with a resonator and...

Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of The Art of Mandolin

The Art of Mandolin

Simon Mayor

Acoustics Records

Rating: ★★

First things first: Simon Mayor is an extraordinarily talented mandolin player. He is clearly a little obsessed: the CD booklet...

Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2014

Review of Lándini

Lándini

Aurelio

Top of the World

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

This superb CD marks an about-turn for Aurelio. With cameos from the likes of Youssou N’Dour and an international sound,...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Real World 25

Real World 25

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Real World began life in 1989 with Passion, the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's movie The Last Temptation of Christ, scored...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Traditional Songs from Rottingdean

Traditional Songs from Rottingdean

Bob & Ron Copper

Fledg’ling Records

Rating: ★★★★

‘Month of May’, ‘Birds in the Spring’, ‘Lark in the Morning’, ‘Hard Times of Old England’, ‘Spencer the Rover’ and...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of Lips of Clay

Lips of Clay

Solarference

Solarference

Rating: ★★★

Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen bring home-built computer tech to the world of I traditional folk. The results are fascinating,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Maqaam d’Amour

Maqaam d’Amour

Aïcha Redouane

Le Chant du Monde

Rating: ★★★★

Aïcha Redouane, originally of Moroccan descent, has become a house¬hold name in the performance of music from the eastern part...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

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