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Review of Hämärä

Hämärä

Sähköpaimen

Nordic Notes

Rating: ★★★

If you see the name Eero Grundström (Sväng, Suistamon Sähkö) on any release, go for it. It’ll be a bit...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2023

Review of Timba a la Americana

Timba a la Americana

Harold López-Nussa

Blue Note Records

Rating: ★★★★

No messing around for Harold López-Nussa; it's all courses served at once with ‘Funky’, an irrepressible display of groove and...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2023

Review of Imphilo

Imphilo

Bholoja

Top of the World

One World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Even though Swaziland has been renamed Eswatini, Bholoja – real name Mbongiseni Ngubane – remains the king of ‘Swazi Soul’,...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Pata de Perra

Pata de Perra

Julieta Laso

Otro Planeta

Rating: ★★★★

Laso, a key figure in contemporary Argentine tango, teams up with producer Aldo ‘Macha’ Asenjo of Chilean cumbia outfit Chico...

Reviewed by Charis McGowan in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Okantomi

Okantomi

OKAN | Okan

Luluworld Records

Rating: ★★★★

In recent years Cuba’s Santería religion, a vigorous survival of West African religious practices reconstituted as Catholic adoration of the...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Move into the Luminous

Move into the Luminous

Makushin

Top of the World

Blackford Hill

Rating: ★★★★

The cool, ambient depth charges embedded across Move into the Luminous come from prolific double bassist Jon Thorne (Lamb, Yorkston...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Manual de Romería

Manual de Romería

Rodrigo Cuevas

Sony Music

Rating: ★★★★★

For some years now, Rodrigo Cuevas has been living in a little village in Asturias, retreating from contact with big...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Always Can’t Go On Forever

Always Can’t Go On Forever

Don Kipper

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★★

Since their widely acclaimed 2018 album Seven Sisters, which celebrated the cultural roots of the band, Don Kipper have been...

Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Den Lyse Dag

Den Lyse Dag

Synnøve Brøndbo Plassen

heilo

Rating: ★★★★

Far from being a difficult second album, Plassen’s latest release reveals how much her voice and her approach to the...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations from 1960s Indonesia

Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations from 1960s Indonesia

M Mashabi & His Kelana Ria Orchestra

Elevation Records

Rating: ★★★★

This collection is a precious insight into the music scene of 1960s Indonesia. Formed by Adi Karso and Munif Bahasuan,...

Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: January/February/2024

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