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Review of Made by Human Hands

Made by Human Hands

Grand Union Orchestra

RedGold Records

Rating: ★★★

Grand Union have been making communal, culturally expansive and embracing music for four decades now, with a strong legacy of...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2022

Review of Alors, On Danse!

Alors, On Danse!

Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood

Grimdon Records

Rating: ★★★

It’s a sign of the times that a ‘live’ album currently equals a livestream rather than concert performance. While the...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2021

Review of Alma Latina

Alma Latina

Julio Montoro

Tumi Music

Rating: ★★

While not exactly a high-profile name in European world music circles, guitarist Julio Montoro has a fair old pedigree –...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of Sara Mama

Sara Mama

Humazapas

Top of the World

AYA Records

Rating: ★★★★

A project long in the making, Sara Mama, which translates as ‘mother corn,’ has its roots in the Kichwa communities...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Ciel: Tales from the Box

Ciel: Tales from the Box

Thanos Stavridis & Stella Tempreli

Artway Productions

Rating: ★★★

Tales from the Box is a collaboration between accordionist Thanos Stavridis and cellist Stella Tempreli. This debut from the duo...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024

Review of Never Too Late: Duets with My Friends

Never Too Late: Duets with My Friends

Jim Kweskin

StorySound Records

Rating: ★★★

In 1960s America, you couldn’t enter a coffee house without running into a malcontent folk singer with a ratty guitar...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2024

Review of Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin

Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin

Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin

Top of the World

Jarring Effects

Rating: ★★★★★

Blending any sort of traditional music with electronic effects is always a risk. Meanings may be lost, or rhythms diluted....

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2021

Review of The Rough Guide to Undiscovered World

The Rough Guide to Undiscovered World

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

The Rough Guide to Un dis cove red World is a showcase compilation. It is the CD companion to record...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of Havili

Havili

Te Vaka

Warm Earth

Rating: ★★★

The seventh album from veteran Pan¬Pacific group Te Vaka treads a similar path to their previous recordings – and that’s...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Review of Funmi Ti De

Funmi Ti De

Funmi Olawumi

Joyful Noise

Rating: ★★★

Funmi Olawumi has spent the last dozen years singing with various Nigerian ensembles including wedding party favourites the Queens of...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

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