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Review of Sefardix

Sefardix

Oles Brothers & Jorgos Skolias

For Tune

Rating: ★★★

The concept behind this album is intriguing: the reimagining of Sephardic songs in a setting for drums and double bass;...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2015

Review of Wide Open

Wide Open

Ross Ainslie

Great White Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Following his recent collaboration with Jarlath Henderson on their 2013 release Air-fix, Ross Ainslie delivers another fine set of mainly...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2014

Review of The Soul of Bollywood

The Soul of Bollywood

Botown

Scion Records

Rating: ★★★

Botown should be commended for endeavouring to avoid the mush of a vague world beats formula and instead focusing decisively...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011

Review of False Lankum

False Lankum

Lankum

Top of the World

Rough Trade Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Just over three years after the RTÉ Choice Music Prize-winning The Livelong Day, Dublin's Lankum return with their fourth full-length...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023

Review of Songs of Lake Volta

Songs of Lake Volta

Joseph Sheehan

Ansonica

Rating: ★★

Ten years ago, Sheehan, an American composer and assistant professor of music at Duquesne University, spent six months in Ghana...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2018

Review of Forduló

Forduló

Nana Vortex

Fonő Records

Rating: ★★★

Nana Vortex are a young Hungarian band playing original songs, but with strong folk influences. The seven-piece line-up includes two...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017

Review of Ferrari Safari

Ferrari Safari

Michael Baird & Pino Basile

SWP Records

Rating: ★★★★

Best known to us for his series of field recordings of African traditional music and for reissuing the 22-CD Historical...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2020

Review of A Collection

A Collection

The Be Good Tanyas

Nettwerk

Rating: ★★★★

The Be Good Tayas, a female trio from Vancpouver, have bee makig their very seductive music since 1999. Theyhave released...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of River of Happy Souls

River of Happy Souls

Bapi Das Baul

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Bapi Das Baul is son of Purna Das Baul and grandson of Nabani Das Khyapa Baul who became friendly with...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2021

Review of Fenfo

Fenfo

Fatoumata Diawara

Top of the World

Montuno

Rating: ★★★★

Can it really be seven years since Fatoumata Diawara's debut on World Circuit announced her as the brightest new female...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018

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