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Review of Kíla Alive

Kíla Alive

Kíla

Kíla Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded live in various venues throughout 2016, this latest offering from the irrepressible Kíla captures the outfit in their natural...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2017

Review of In the Echo: Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace

In the Echo: Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ergodos

Rating: ★★★★★

Proof that Irish traditional music is the most amenable of genres, In the Echo brings together leading figures in the...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2021

Review of Całe Szczęście

Całe Szczęście

Mosaik

Verge Sound

Rating: ★★★

Mosaik are a very accomplished Polish folk band who combine Polish traditions with world sounds. On this album we hear...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Selonding, Vol 3

Selonding, Vol 3

Bali Gamelan Sound

Bali Gamelan Sound

Rating: ★★★★

Among the myriad styles of gamelan music found (mostly) in Bali and Java, selonding is an ancient, sacred form dating...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2023

Review of Ragas and Rhythms

Ragas and Rhythms

Bageshree Vaze

Bageshree Vaze

Rating: ★★★★

This is the third album from Indo-Canadian dancer and singer Bageshree Vaze, following on from Bageshree and Tarana. All three...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2013

Review of Mousehold

Mousehold

The Shackleton Trio

The Shackleton Trio

Rating: ★★★

Led by Georgia Shackleton on fiddle and vocals, with Nic Zuppardi on mandolin and Aaren Bennett on guitar, the East...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Nostálgico

Nostálgico

El Muro Tango

Galileo MC

Rating: ★★★

The title of this album, Nostálgico, goes right to the heart of what tango represents: nostalgia and longing for what once...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2019

Review of Dusk Notes

Dusk Notes

Supriya Nagarajan & Duncan Chapman

Supriya Nagarajan

Rating: ★★★

Drawing upon synaesthesia and dusk ragas, Dusk Notes is Mumbai-born Nagarajan's debut album made in collaboration with sound artist Duncan...

Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: March/2021

Review of In the Shadow of Stromboli

In the Shadow of Stromboli

The Long Notes

Hobgoblin Records

Rating: ★★★★

Reel magic in the form of ‘Rockin the Boat’, a rollicking instrumental set of three tunes from Galway and Québec,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012

Review of Indestructible

Indestructible

Diego El Cigala

Sony Music

Rating: ★★★★

The brassy, bouncing opening bars of ‘Moreno Soy’, the first track of Indestructible, will make flamenco fans’ hearts pound to...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2017

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