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Review of Diré

Diré

Idrissa Soumaoro

Mieruba

Rating: ★★★★

This is the third album from a highly respected musician from Mali. His two earlier solo albums were produced by...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023

Review of Home

Home

Eliza Gilkyson

Realiza Records

Rating: ★★★

Singer-songwriter and activist Eliza Gilkyson may not be a household name but she has pedigree. In a five-decade career her...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: October/2023

Review of Days Like Now

Days Like Now

Huw Marc Bennett

Albert's Favourites

Rating: ★★★★

This is a super cool album from the Welsh producer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett. Having been widely praised for...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2023

Review of Striding Out

Striding Out

Brown Boots

Brown Boots

Rating: ★★★★

London-based fiddle and melodeon duo Martin Clarke and Will Allen pulled on their Brown Boots and recorded their debut, First...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2023

Review of Omnibus

Omnibus

Geneviève Laloy

Polyson / Homerecords.be

Rating: ★★★★

All aboard the Omnibus express! Brussels-based musician Geneviève Laloy whisks us along on a sensational journey with her fifth album,...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023

Review of Eyoun el Alb

Eyoun el Alb

Nagat

wewantsounds

Rating: ★★★★

Born in 1938 in Cairo, Nagat El-Saghira made her first public performance at the age of seven – her diminutive...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2023

Review of Sea of Stories

Sea of Stories

3’Ain

Choux de Bruxelles

Rating: ★★★

For fans of Jaune Toujours, this may come as something of a shock. Their singer and accordion player Piet Maris...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023

Review of Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices

Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices

Sheila Chandra

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★

There's something plainly refreshing about witnessing an artist following their own path, uninhibited. Chandra's trilogy of albums – first released...

Reviewed by Anita Bhadani in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Breathe in Love

Breathe in Love

Electric Sufi

CPR

Rating: ★★★

Electric Sufi's debut is a dense thicket of influences and personalities, bringing together Manchester-based singer of Kashmiri heritage, Sarah Yaseen,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Lo-Life!

Lo-Life!

Immy Owusu

Hopestreet

Rating: ★★★

Immy Owusu has an intriguing history. His grandfather is the veteran Ghanaian palmwine music hero Koo Nimo, his father, Kojo...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/September/2023

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