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Review of Light

Light

Midival Punditz

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

Midival Punditz consist of Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj, the pioneering electronica artists who have been described as ‘India's Chemical...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of The Roots of Chicha II

The Roots of Chicha II

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★

I imagine a lot of Peruvian women have enjoyed dancing on the dance floor to the female singer of Manzanita...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Horizons

Horizons

Vishtèn

Top of the World

Les Productions Takashoun

Rating: ★★★★

Vishtèn comprises multi-instrumentalists Emmanuelle and Pastelle LeBlanc from the Evangeline Region of Prince Edward Island, home to a Francophone Acadian...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2019

Review of Rwanda, You Should be Loved

Rwanda, You Should be Loved

The Good Ones

Anti- Records

Rating: ★★★★

This recording – which was created on the farm of bandleader Adrien Kazigira and whittles 40 of his compositions down...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of The Adventures of Captain Ward

The Adventures of Captain Ward

The Demon Barbers

Demon Barbers DBS003

Rating: ★★★

The Demon Barbers’ live reputation goes before them, cemented by their Best Live Act award at the BBC Radio 2...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2010

Review of Romantech

Romantech

New York Gypsy All Stars

Traditional Crossroads

Rating: ★★★

The New York Gypsy All Stars are a young five-piece band, playing contemporary Turkish and Balkan music. I was lucky...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Au Cube

Au Cube

Alasdair Roberts, Neil McDermott & Tartine de Clous

Okraina Records

Rating: ★★★

The latest release from the prolific Scots folk singer Alasdair Roberts is a live recording documenting gigs he played at...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2019

Review of Visión del Ayahuasca

Visión del Ayahuasca

Los Wembler's de Iquitos

Barbès

Rating: ★★★★

The international hype around Peruvian cumbia over the past ten years has resulted in many reissues and chicha bands cropping...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2019

Review of Mulholland & McCluskey

Mulholland & McCluskey

Mulholland & McCluskey

Mulholland & McCluskey

Rating: ★★★★

Having played together countless times over the past 20 years, Brendan Mulholland and Micky McCluskey finally commit themselves to disc...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2020

Review of BooCheeMish

BooCheeMish

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices featuring Lisa Gerrard

Prophecy Productions

Rating: ★★★

The veteran Bulgarian women's choir conducted by Dora Hristova needs little introduction, since their elaborate arrangements and compositions founded on...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2018

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