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Review of Afrodiaspora

Afrodiaspora

Susana Baca

Top of the World

Luaka Bop

Rating: ★★★★★

Susana Baca's new disc has been well worth the wait. It's infused with the natural grace that has always made...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2011

Review of Murder, and the Birds

Murder, and the Birds

David A Jaycock

Triassic Tusk Records

Rating: ★★★

David A Jaycock has previously collaborated with Marry Waterson and James Yorkston. This album is a dark, eccentric exploration of...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2020

Review of Bogotá

Bogotá

Klangwart

Staubgold

Rating: ★★★

For the past 20 years, Bogotá has had a lively experimental jazz scene that every now and again peers into...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2019

Review of The Devil Makes Three

The Devil Makes Three

Twelfth Day

Orange Feather Records

Rating: ★★★

Twelfth Day, comprising Catriona Price on fiddle and vocals and Esther Swift on pedal harp, clarsach harp and vocals, have...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2014

Review of International Soundclash

International Soundclash

Sofrito

Strut

Rating: ★★★★

The music collective Sofrito have once again teamed up with Strut following the success of their 2011 release Sofrito: Tropical...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2012

Review of World Peace Trio

World Peace Trio

World Peace Trio

MoonJune Records

Rating: ★★★

World Peace Trio sees Dwiki Dharmawan, Gilad Atzmon and Kamal Musallam come together to create eight tracks of pure fusion....

Reviewed by Tutku Barbaros in issue: December/2017

Review of 1000 Can Die

1000 Can Die

King Ayisoba

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

It’s as absurd to generalise about African albums as it would be American or European albums. But over the years...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: May/2017

Review of Adeline

Adeline

John Showman, Chris Coole, Adrian Gross, Sam Allison, Mark Kilianski

Owl Records

Rating: ★★★

Last March, a quintet of old-timey/bluegrass/Americana string specialists gathered at a cottage on the shores of Beaver Lake in the...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2021

Review of Vamos a Bailar un Son (Special Edition)

Vamos a Bailar un Son (Special Edition)

Eliades Ochoa | Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares

World Circuit/BMG

Rating: ★★★

A new record by the greatest living exponent of eastern Cuban traditional son, showcasing again his unmistakeable nasal guajiro voice...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: December/2022

Review of Oratnitza

Oratnitza

Oratnitza

Fusion Embassy

Rating: ★★★★

Interpreting traditional songs using contemporary elements, this self¬titled debut album from a Bulgarian quartet is energetic and infectious. Reaching out...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

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