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Review of Unzip the Horizon

Unzip the Horizon

Moira Smiley

Top of the World

Moira Smiley

Rating: ★★★★★

Unzip the Horizon is a remarkable document for many reasons. First and foremost there is Moira Smiley's voice, which commands...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2018

Review of nOUD

nOUD

theoudplayer

theoudplayer

Rating: ★★★

Antranig Kzirian is theoudplayer, a Philadelphia-born musician of Armenian extraction who has learned his craft from members of his country's...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018

Review of Who Are We?

Who Are We?

Al-Qasar

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★

Born in the largely Algerian neighbourhood of Barbès in Paris, the quintet Al-Qasar mixes hypnotic North African trance grooves and...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022

Review of Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)

Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)

George Telek

Wantok Musik

Rating: ★★★★

George Mamua Telek MBE has long been a music legend in Papua New Guinea. His fame stems from his time...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Quiero Creedence

Quiero Creedence

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Concord Picante

Rating: ★★★

The unlikely inspiration for this exuberant Latino tribute to the songs John Fogarty wrote for his band Creedence Clearwater Revival...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016

Review of Spleen

Spleen

Smadj

Jazz Village

Rating: ★★★★

Since 2000, with Equilibriste, Franco-Tunisian artist Smadj has broadened the limits of his electrified oud's sound through the band DuOud,...

Reviewed by Jean Berry in issue: October/2015

Review of House of Jacks

House of Jacks

Blair Dunlop

Rooksmere Records

Rating: ★★★★

Frontman for the Albion Band and winner of a BBC Radio 2 Horizon Folk Award in 2013, Dunlop brings a...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2014

Review of Ar De Nha Terra

Ar De Nha Terra

Jorge Humberto

Lusafrica 024002

Rating: ★★★

A veteran singer-songwriter old enough to remember independence from Portugal, Paris-based Cape Verdean Jorge Humberto has a reputation as a...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2010

Review of Rappel á I’Ordre

Rappel á I’Ordre

Takana Zion

Makafresh MKF16

Rating: ★★★

The African reggae market is well stocked with artists such as Tiken Jah Fakoly and Alpha Blondy, who regularly draw...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2010

Review of Miliki Sound

Miliki Sound

Peter King

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★

Mr Bongo’s Classic African Recordings series continues with a little-known Peter King set, originally released in the UK in 1975....

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

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