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Review of Circling Time

Circling Time

Kutcha Edwards

Wantok Musik

Rating: ★★★★

A veteran of the Aboriginal music scene since 1991, Mutti Mutti man Edwards has been a key member of several...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021

Review of İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir

İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir

Gaye Su Akyol

Top of the World

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Gaye Su Akyol delivered a superb set at this year's WOMAD that focused strongly on the new songs that populate...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2018

Review of Round Top Wagon

Round Top Wagon

Thomas McCarthy

Tinfolkmusic.com

Rating: ★★★★

Thomas McCarthy was brought up on the Travellers’ site in Ladbroke Grove, although he spent a lot of time in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011

Review of Dawn

Dawn

Talisk

Top of the World

Talisk Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Headed by the charismatic Mohsen Amini on concertina, the blistering Talisk have been taking the Scottish folk scene by storm...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2022

Review of Alma de Cantaora

Alma de Cantaora

Amparo Sánchez

Top of the World

Wrasse Records

Rating: ★★★★

There's a fine line between busting envelopes and not knowing where you're going. At times Spanish singer-songwriter Amparo Sánchez seems...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2013

Review of Meeting of the Legends

Meeting of the Legends

Lee Boice & Sultan Khan

Mystica Music

Rating: ★★

These are two immensely talented musicians, each highly regarded in their own fields, and it really shows in the playing...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2014

Review of Cuba in America 1939-1962

Cuba in America 1939-1962

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Frémeaux et Associés

Rating: ★★★★★

We tend to think of the pre-revolutionary period in terms of Americans in Cuba, and the associated clichés: gangsters, gambling,...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Kraj za Miastem

Kraj za Miastem

WoWaKin Trio

BaBa Sound Studio

Rating: ★★★★

You wouldn’t guess it from the name, but WoWaKin are a trio of Polish musicians playing music mostly from the...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2018

Review of Collaborations: Volume One

Collaborations: Volume One

Hackney Colliery Band

Veki Records

Rating: ★★★

Ten years on from their inception, Hackney Colliery Band have embarked on an ambitious collaborative journey, with this record setting...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2019

Review of Dubcatcher 3: Flames Up!

Dubcatcher 3: Flames Up!

DJ Vadim

Soulbeats Records

Rating: ★★★

The Russian-born, London-based DJ Vadim returns with another high-octane reggae volume under the pseudonym Dubcatcher. As with previous albums, the...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2018

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