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Review of Punch

Punch

The Poozies

Schmooz Records

Rating: ★★★★

On this eighth studio album from the long-running Scottish group, half of The Poozies are new to the party, and...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2018

Review of Poetic Trance

Poetic Trance

Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa

Blue Line Productions

Rating: ★★★

Aziz Sahmaoui, Moroccan co-founder of the legendary Orchestre National de Barbès, is back for a third album with his group...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2019

Review of The Reason Why Vol 1

The Reason Why Vol 1

Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra

Headspin Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Perhaps feeling the need to explain himself after X/Y, Goran Kajfeš’ critically acclaimed but impossible-to-categorise album, The Reason Why Vol...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2013

Review of All Seven Stars

All Seven Stars

Long Lankin

Tarnished Folk

Rating: ★★★★

This folk quartet known as Long Lankin comprises former Medieval Baebe Tanya Jackson, Shetland fiddler Marion Gray, London-Irish player Caroline...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Gog Magog

Gog Magog

The Trials of Cato

The Trials of Cato

Rating: ★★★★

After four years, The Trials of Cato are back with a second album that’s even better than their award-winning debut....

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Ballads & Blasphemy: The Religious Gospel of Adebola Kuku

Ballads & Blasphemy: The Religious Gospel of Adebola Kuku

Kuku

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

Nigerian singer-songwriter Kuku has an interesting heritage. Born Adebola Kuku in the US and raised in Lagos, he now resides...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2015

Review of West

West

Rachel Newton

Shadowside Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Scottish harpist and singer – one quarter of the acclaimed Furrow Collective, and winner of the 2017 BBC Radio...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2018

Review of Toloka

Toloka

Wernyhora

Polish Radio

Rating: ★★★★

When I first visited Poland in 1990 it was a real thrill to discover some of the beautiful wooden Boyko...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2022

Review of Coro del Mundo

Coro del Mundo

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ansonica Records

Rating: ★★★

The first bar of ‘Dance to the Revolution’, which opens this album, is among the most surprising you're likely to...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of Veer

Veer

Griselda Sanderson & Ricardo de Noronha

Waulk Records

Rating: ★★★

Griselda Sanderson and Ricardo de Noronha met on stage a couple of years ago and have been making music together...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2017

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