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Review of Hermitage

Hermitage

Jambinai

Bella Union

Rating: ★★

Portentous track titles such as ‘Abyss’ and ‘Echo of Creation’ hint at the nature of this South Korean trio's crusade....

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2016

Review of The Makovecz Tour

The Makovecz Tour

Félix Lajkó

Top of the World

Fono

Rating: ★★★★

Violinist Félix Lajkó is pretty well known in Hungary, but not so much outside – despite being one of the...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of Ambient 3: Day of Radiance

Ambient 3: Day of Radiance

Laraaji

Glitterbeat

Rating: ★★★★★

Not so much world music as otherworldly, the reissue of the album Brian Eno produced in 1980 for the American...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Tasca Beat

Tasca Beat

OqueStrada

Jaro 42952

Rating: ★★★

It’s little wonder that it took almost ten years for OqueStrada to release their first album. It wasn’t a question...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2010

Review of Folk for Little Folk Vol 1

Folk for Little Folk Vol 1

Gordie ‘Crazylegs’ MacKeeman

Gordie MacKeeman

Rating: ★★★

Although listed as ‘for little folk,’ Canadian fiddler Gordie ‘Crazylegs’ MacKeeman's new album has plenty to offer adults who appreciate...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2021

Review of The Soul of Epirus

The Soul of Epirus

Petroloukas Halkias & Vasilis Kostas

Artway Thechnotropon

Rating: ★★★

Petroloukas Halkias (also spelled Chalkias) is a revered 85-year-old clarinettist, while Vasilis Kostas is a rising player of the eight-stringed...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2020

Review of Divé Husy (Wild Geese)

Divé Husy (Wild Geese)

Jitka Šuranská Trio

Indies Scope

Rating: ★★★★

Singer and violinist Jitka Šuranská is a rising star of the Czech music scene, drawing inspiration from the traditional music...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Love Songs

Love Songs

Bella Hardy

Noe Records

Rating: ★★★★

Opening with piano and a flourish of fiddle on instrumental track, ‘Summer Daylight Winter Darkness’, Bella Hardy’s tenth album is...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2022

Review of London Acoustic Set

London Acoustic Set

Carmen Souza Duo feat Theo Pas’cal

Galileo

Rating: ★★★

Sheared back to not much more than her gravity-defying voice at London’s Green Note venue, Carmen Souza shows here that...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2012

Review of Albores

Albores

Dino Saluzzi

ECM

Rating: ★★★

The Argentinian bandoneón maestro Dino Saluzzi is a rara avis. He doesn’t play the nostalgic tango-covers card. Nor, despite hailing...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/2021

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