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Review of This is Kologo Power!

This is Kologo Power!

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Makkum Records

Rating: ★★★

Music from Bolgatanga, the capital of Ghana's Sahelian north-east region, is hugely different from the more accessible highlife generally made...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Junkerpunch

Junkerpunch

Hillfolk Noir

Hillfolk Noir

Rating: ★★★

Hillfolk Noir are a trio of banjo, fiddle and double bass who hail from Boise, Idaho. The band are led...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017

Review of Meridian

Meridian

Dosca

Dosca Records

Rating: ★★★

Inspired by both Scottish and Irish influences and based in Glasgow, Dosca are one of the newest bands on the...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2018

Review of Bixiga 70

Bixiga 70

Bixiga 70

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

It was an inspirational encounter with Tony Allen that gave Bixiga 70 the idea of putting a Brazilian spin on...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2022

Review of Passionate Voice: Hindustani Classical Music Beyond Borders

Passionate Voice: Hindustani Classical Music Beyond Borders

Supriyo Dutta & Federico Sanesi

Felmay

Rating: ★★★

Supriyo Dutta is one of the more established classical vocalists of the younger generation, with a sizeable following in India...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2018

Review of Ouesh Hada?

Ouesh Hada?

Temenik Electric

Top of the World

Nomad’ Cafe

Rating: ★★★★

From the vibrant multi-cultural melting pot of Marseille comes the debut album from Temenik Electric, a flamboyant Arabic rock outing...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2013

Review of The Arch

The Arch

Eva Quartet & Hector Zazou

Top of the World

Elen Music

Rating: ★★★★★

This collaboration, only released recently, may have been the last work of the respected French musician, producer and remix specialist...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Battle Cry Remixed

Battle Cry Remixed

Tour De Force

Dub-Stuy Records

Rating: ★★★

Back in the early-1990s, when rave culture took off in the UK, many a party would have a dub room...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Taholy

Taholy

Mikea

Top of the World

Contre-Jour CJ022

Rating: ★★★★

Mikea is the name of the band fronted by writer, singer and guitarist Théo Rakotovao, who comes from the Mikea...

Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: July/2010

Review of Music of Central Asia Vol 10: Borderlands – Wu Man & Master Musicians from the Silk Route

Music of Central Asia Vol 10: Borderlands – Wu Man & Master Musicians from the Silk Route

Wu Man

Top of the World

Smithsonian Folkways

Rating: ★★★★★

Since 2006, the Aga Khan Music Initiative has produced a series of albums highlighting the musical traditions of Central Asia,...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

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