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Review of Ngo Ma

Ngo Ma

IzangoMa

Top of the World

Brownswood Recordings

Rating: ★★★★★

Nostalgic, psychedelic and spiritual, IzangoMa's debut album Ngo Ma is an exceptional ode to our first link to creation: mothers.This...

Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: June/2023

Review of Baró Drom

Baró Drom

Luis de la Carrasca

Andalouse Alhambra / InOuïe Distribution

Rating: ★★★

Baró Drom, meaning ‘great road’ in the Romani language, nods to flamenco's gitano (gypsy) heritage. Granada born singer de la...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2023

Review of Hidden Animals

Hidden Animals

Ben Krakauer

Adhyâropa Records

Rating: ★★★

Ben Krakauer has had an intriguing career. He's an impressive banjo player and composer, and an ethnomusicologist who has written...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023

Review of dragonchild

dragonchild

dragonchild

FPE Records

Rating: ★★★★

As leader for US group Debo Band, DA Mekonnen mined his ancestral heritage to deliver a spirited and tasteful update...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: June/2023

Review of London Ko

London Ko

Fatoumata Diawara

Wagram

Rating: ★★★

Fatoumata Diawara has always been the fresh voice of Malian music, pushing the boundaries of what a contemporary African music...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2023

Review of Best of

Best of

Kris Drever

Reveal Records

Rating: ★★★★

As well as his years with Lau – five studio albums and numerous live sets – Drever has had an...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2023

Review of IMA

IMA

Noga Ritter

Galileo Music

Rating: ★★★

Some impressive names join London-based singer Noga Ritter on a debut solo album which blends Hebrew and English vocals, jazz...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2023

Review of Voyageur

Voyageur

Ali Farka Touré | Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

Top of the World

World Circuit

Rating: ★★★★★

A new album of nine unheard studio cuts from the Malian legend comes 17 years after his death, but slip...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2023

Review of Ladaniva

Ladaniva

Ladaniva

[PIAS]

Rating: ★★★

Ladaniva is the creation of Belarusso-Armenian singer Jaklin Baghdasaryan and French multi-instrumentalist, Louis Thomas, whose featured trumpet playing often recalls...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2023

Review of Isle of the Eagle

Isle of the Eagle

The Achill Sound

Top of the World

The Achill Sound

Rating: ★★★★

’Isle Of The Eagle’ is a song from Achill, the largest of the isles off Ireland’s west coast, written by...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2023

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