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Review of Tatamana

Tatamana

Batila

Galileo Music

Rating: ★★★

A unique and highly personal take on contemporary African music. Ange da Costa, known professionally as Batila, was born in...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2022

Review of Nightshade

Nightshade

Bryony Griffith

Selwyn Music

Rating: ★★★

This is one of the most spare recordings I have heard in some time. It is, very simply, fiddler Bryony...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Cairo Moon

Cairo Moon

Al Qahwa

Al Qahwa

Rating: ★★★★

This exciting album is rooted in a rich Middle Eastern soundscape. It's performed by a Canada-based quartet of musicians hailing...

Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Flowers Where the Horses Sleep

Flowers Where the Horses Sleep

Joshua Burnell

Joshua Burnell

Rating: ★★★

After recently focusing on traditional songs, Burnell’s sixth album finds him back with pen in hand. Joined by a collection...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2020

Review of Trotro

Trotro

DJ Katapila

Awesome Tapes from Africa

Rating: ★★

When Brian Shimkovitz, owner of the Awesome Tapes from Africa label, asked Ghanaian DJ Katapila if he could re-release his...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2016

Review of You Have Already Gone to the Other World

You Have Already Gone to the Other World

A Hawk and a Hacksaw

LM Duplication

Rating: ★★★★

The New Mexico-based duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost have spent the last year touring their live score for...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2013

Review of Ye Katama Hod: The Belly of the City

Ye Katama Hod: The Belly of the City

Saba Anglana

Felmay Records

Rating: ★★★★

Born in Somalia to Ethiopian and Italian parents, and now based in Italy, vocalist Saba Anglana found the inspiration for...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2015

Review of Palaces

Palaces

Electric Vocuhila

Capsul Records

Rating: ★★★

Electric Vocuhila, a French quartet founded ten years ago in Berlin as part of a musicians’ co-operative, display an impressive...

Reviewed by Julia in issue: June/2020

Review of Countryman

Countryman

Frank Yamma

Top of the World

Wantok Musik

Rating: ★★★★★

Considered by many to be one of Australia's most expressive indigenous voices, Pitjantjatjara singer-songwriter Frank Yamma, has never enjoyed the...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of The Widening Gyre

The Widening Gyre

Altan

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded in Nashville and fully funded by fans through pledgemusic, The Widening Gyre sees the venerable sextet finding new creative...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2015

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