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Review of The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco

The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★★★

The vintage Bollywood soundtrack era is more often presented in the context of funk than disco, but there's no argument...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2015

Review of Masters of Percussion

Masters of Percussion

VARIOUS ARTISTS

ARC Music EUCD 2251

Rating: ★★★

This is a compilation of 11 percussion tracks, culled from at least five other percussion discs on the ARC Music...

Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: March/2010

Review of Thempest in a Theapot

Thempest in a Theapot

Tuulikki Bartosik

Top of the World

Nordic Notes

Rating: ★★★★

I would love to go on a long, long walk with Tuulikki Bartosik, gently humming as the leaves rustle underfoot,...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2020

Review of Dance to the Full Moon

Dance to the Full Moon

Invisible System

Top of the World

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★

Invisible System is multi-instrumentalist and Frome resident Dan Harper, whose initial reputation was made via his Ethiopian fusion work, a...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2020

Review of Çay Vakti

Çay Vakti

Yair Dalal | Project Suzy

Primary Music

Rating: ★★★

This charming release features two of Israel’s most highly regarded musicians collaborating to showcase songs from the early years of...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: November/2020

Review of Up Like the Clouds

Up Like the Clouds

Dubl Handi

Dubl Handi

Rating: ★★★

There’s a fast-approaching critical mass of bluegrass/ old-time bands in the 21st century, and With it an increase in self-production....

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2013

Review of Kamana

Kamana

Carlos Casas

Discrepant

Rating: ★★

Now here's an odd one. Carlos Casas is a Spanish-born filmmaker and artist whose work encompasses film, sound and visual...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021

Review of Wired and Layered

Wired and Layered

Sinan Cem Eroğlu

Ahenk Müzik

Rating: ★★★

Sinan Cem Eroğlu is considered somewhat of a veteran – despite only being in his 30s – with several albums...

Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: May/2020

Review of Hard Times Never Kill

Hard Times Never Kill

Gonora Sounds

Top of the World

The Vital Record

Rating: ★★★★

In much the same way as the late guitarist Ronnie Moipolai from Botswana, the blind guitarist and singer Daniel Gonora...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2022

Review of Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Two

Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Two

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★

Brighton's estimable Mr Bongo label started its record club as an opportunity to air obscure vinyl finds from its crate-digging...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

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