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Review of Mother Nature

Mother Nature

Angélique Kidjo

Verve Records/Universal Music

Rating: ★★★★

Angélique Kidjo has a pleasing way of making every release a unique project rather than just another album. After collaborating...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021

Review of Gákti

Gákti

Vassvik

heilo

Rating: ★★★

Sámi joik singing can be atmospheric and otherworldly, but Norway's Torgeir Vassvik pushes it to an eerie extreme. He chants...

Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Review of D’Amore e di Altre Cose Irreversibili

D’Amore e di Altre Cose Irreversibili

Flo

Agualoca Records

Rating: ★★★★

This is a mature debut from the singer Floriana Cangiano, who draws on her Italian roots and combines Mediterranean folk...

Reviewed by Valentina Monsurrò in issue: March/2015

Review of Tunes from the Backyard

Tunes from the Backyard

Eva Deivert

Gammalthea

Rating: ★★★

Eva Deivert, from Värmland in Sweden, is a long-standing and highly respected fiddle player in Sweden's folk scene. Her passion...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2016

Review of Gaia

Gaia

Dojo

One Records

Rating: ★★★

Dojo are a collective of reggae and jazz musicians who apparently hail from London, Paris, Nigeria and Lebanon. The band's...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2017

Review of Cordé Serré

Cordé Serré

Écorce

Écorce

Rating: ★★★

Celtic communities have helped to shape Québec's heritage and, whether of Breton, Cornish, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or Mannian origin, most...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2023

Review of To Catch a Ghost: Field Recordings from Madagascar

To Catch a Ghost: Field Recordings from Madagascar

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sublime Frequencies VINYL & DIGITAL ONLY

Rating: ★★★★

Canada-based sound recordist Charles Brooks has spent more than 20 years recording in the field and this is the second...

Reviewed by Mike Gavin in issue: April/2019

Review of Echoes of Africa

Echoes of Africa

The Invisible Session

Space Echo Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Invisible Session’s debut album came out in 2006 and now, just 15 years later, the follow-up is hot on...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2021

Review of Linval Presents Dub Landing Vols 1 & 2

Linval Presents Dub Landing Vols 1 & 2

Linval Thompson

VP Records

Rating: ★★★

While singer, songwriter and producer Linval Thompson wasn't a top-ranking reggae star, he was a well-respected man around Kingston Town....

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2018

Review of Play at Night

Play at Night

Masma Dream World

Northern Spy Records

Rating: ★★★★

Play at Night is a remarkable release that questions roots, routine and reality. Artist Devi Mambouka grew up in Gabon,...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2020

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