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Review of Taisa

Taisa

Mec Yek

Chouxsupde Bruxelles

Rating: ★★★★

Mec Yek is the meeting of Slovakian Roma sisters, Katia and Milka Pohlodkova, with the Belgian ‘Euro-roots outfit’ Jaune Toujours....

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2022

Review of Arirang and Minyo Singing

Arirang and Minyo Singing

Lee Chun-Hee

Ocora Radio France

Rating: ★★★★

Lee is a singer who has been deemed so culturally significant that the South Korean government awarded her the prestigious...

Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2014

Review of Duw Duw

Duw Duw

Dai & The Ramblers

Just Peachy Records

Rating: ★★★

An abiding affinity for Cajun and zydeco music permeates Duw Duw, the debut album by London-based singer-guitarist Dai Price and...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2014

Review of The Prophet

The Prophet

Joseph Tawadros

Brumby Music JT2009

Rating: ★★★★

In the 80 years since his death, Khalil Gibran’s slender book The Prophet has become one of most widely read...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of Tales of Pangea: Gotrasawala Ensemble

Tales of Pangea: Gotrasawala Ensemble

Ana Alcaide

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

The results of a meeting between Spanish composer and musician Ana Alcaide and Indonesian producer Franki Raden in the city...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015

Review of People of the Sun

People of the Sun

Anthony Joseph

Heavenly Sweetness

Rating: ★★★

Anthony Joseph was raised in Trinidad, shifted to London and has, over recent decades, made a name for himself as...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2018

Review of MISST.EU!

MISST.EU!

MISST

-I-C-U-B4-T-

Rating: ★★★

This Belgian harmony group constitutes ‘five voices – four misses and a mister.’ Having represented Flanders at the 2017 Ferrara...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2021

Review of Mairearad & Anna

Mairearad & Anna

Mairearad Green & Anna Massie

Shouty Records

Rating: ★★★★

Opening with the playfully jazzy intro of ‘Tatties & Ham’ and concluding with the stirring pipe march of ‘New Claes,...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2012

Review of The Way Home

The Way Home

Donald Grant

Glen Roy Records GRRCD01

Rating: ★★★

Having followed an early grounding in his native Highland traditions with a full classical training, Donald Grant is both a...

Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010

Review of Somewhere

Somewhere

Dowally

Dowally Records

Rating: ★★★★

Comprising Rachel Walker on fiddle and whistle, Phil Alexander on accordion and piano and Daniel Abrahams on guitar and double...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2018

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