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Review of Live in Stockholm 1969

Live in Stockholm 1969

Zia Mohiuddin Dagar & Pandit Taranath

Country & Eastern

Rating: ★★★★

The rudra veena (or bīn) player Zia Mohiuddin Dagar came from one of the oldest musical lineages in India, a...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2015

Review of Tronzar os Valos

Tronzar os Valos

Sés

Fol Música

Rating: ★★

Maria Xosé Silvar – known as Sés – is one of Galicia's most notable artists. Her repertoire ranges across rock,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015

Review of Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

Taichmania

Taichmania

Rating: ★★★

Taichmania are an Israeli fusion group headed by multi-instrumentalist and composer Yaniv Taichman. Seventh Heaven, their debut, gives the occasional...

Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: December/2019

Review of Keleketla!

Keleketla!

Keleketla!

Top of the World

Ahead of Our Time

Rating: ★★★★

Born out of an encounter between Ruth Daniel of the charity In Place of War and Johannesburg's Keleketla! Library in-house...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Noninó

Noninó

Aigua

Microscopi

Rating: ★★★★★

Aigua is a duo formed of two contrasting life experiences: guitarist and singer Joan Peiró Aznar was born in Potríes,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2021

Review of Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane

Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Frémeaux & Associés

Rating: ★★★★★

Oh what a gem this package is, containing a 47-minute DVD of a documentary shot in rural Louisiana in the...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Cycle

Cycle

Lady Maisery

Top of the World

RootBeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

The themes of recurrence and circularity stand out in Hazel Askew, Rowan Rheingans and Hannah James’ third album as a...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2016

Review of Oj Tak!

Oj Tak!

Chłopcy Kontra Basia

Top of the World

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★★

Frightened of Polish music by the scraping fiddles and raw vocals of the Warsaw Village Band? Then maybe the mellower,...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2014

Review of The Rough Guide to World Music

The Rough Guide to World Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

It's a quarter of a century since Phil Stanton's World Music Network label released its debut compilation, the first Rough...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2018

Review of Tàradh

Tàradh

Simon Thacker's Ritmata

Slap the Moon Records

Rating: ★★★★

Although the quartet have been making music together since 2006, this is Simon Tacker's Ritmata's debut album. It is worth...

Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: March/2020

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