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Review of Navega!

Navega!

Moussu T e Lei Jovents

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

From Marseille, singer Tatou and crew have continued leaping across to the US, bringing the Occitan language to new audiences....

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Dil

Dil

Shujaat Husain Khan

Felmay

Rating: ★★★

The family style of the late sitar legend Vilayat Khan is renowned for its gayaki, a vocalised style of playing...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Natura Sonora

Natura Sonora

El Búho

Top of the World

Shika Shika

Rating: ★★★★

Though British, Robin Perkins emerged out of the Latin American downtempo scene of the early 2010s under the alias of...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2021

Review of Dance Me to Heaven

Dance Me to Heaven

Victoria Klewin & The True Tones

Victoria Klewin

Rating: ★★

Funded by fans and daydream believers comes this first album from a tight little unit currently making waves in the...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2016

Review of Rima

Rima

Moana & The Tribe

Top of the World

Black Pearl

Rating: ★★★★

Ever since the arrival of her genre-bending 90s band The Moahunters, veteran Maori songstress Moana Maniapoto has been one of...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Casa de Trova: Cuba 50s

Casa de Trova: Cuba 50s

Alejandro Almenares

Tumi Music (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★★

A decade or so ago, this album would have been one among dozens. With the decline of the CD trade,...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014

Review of The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain

The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain

Olga Krasojevic & Svetlana Spajic Group

WMAS

Rating: ★★★★

Olga Krasojević, rapidly approaching the age of 80 with few signs of wear, is from the central Serbian village of...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2016

Review of With Love

With Love

wewantsounds

Rating: ★★★★

Egyptian-born Omar Khorshid was one of the finest guitarists in the Arab world, accompanying the likes of Oum Kalthoum at...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2021

Review of Le Bal de l’Afrique Enchantée

Le Bal de l’Afrique Enchantée

Les Mercenaires de l’Ambiance

La Queue de la Comète

Rating: ★★

All the ingredients are there to make this album a joyous romp through African classics that have shaped generations of...

Reviewed by Anne-Cécile Lafarge in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Vangasay

Vangasay

Gwendoline Absalon

Ting Bang

Rating: ★★★

A vangasay is a Type of mandarin orange from Madagascar and Vietnam, popular in the islands across the Indian Ocean...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020

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