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Review of Corbeau

Corbeau

Ten Strings and a Goat Skin

Ten Strings And A Goat Skin

Rating: ★★★★

A youthful trio from Prince Edward Island, Jesse Périard (guitar and banjo), Caleb Gallant (cajon, bodhrán and djembé), and Rowen...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2015

Review of Outubro

Outubro

Azymuth

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Outubro means ‘Autumn,’ and to commemorate the welcome news that Azymuth are back in the recording studios in the autumn...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2016

Review of Wondem

Wondem

Dexter Story

Top of the World

Soundway Records

Rating: ★★★★

This new record from multi-instrumentalist Dexter Story is an endearing and enjoyable listen. Wondem (Brother) takes influences from the music...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Vitsa

Vitsa

Takimi of Epirus | Yiannis Chaldoupis & Moukliomos

JSP

Rating: ★★★★

I was bowled over by the sound quality and track selection on the UK label JSP's archival rebetika box-set of...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: July/2015

Review of Timeline

Timeline

jamani duo

jamani duo

Rating: ★★★

This is an innovative recording from a Canadian husband-and-wife duo who quirkily insist on writing their name in lower case....

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Review of Our Story

Our Story

Hawa Dafi

Hawa Dafi

Rating: ★★★

It's not every day that an album arrives with a covering letter that announces ‘Hello, we are a band from...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2016

Review of Kai Tu Užaha?

Kai Tu Užaha?

Hilja Gronfors & Latso Dzinta

Global Music Centre

Rating: ★★★★

I thought I was familiar with most forms of Gypsy music but this album, recorded by the Finnish Roma singer...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2012

Review of Fin Da Laand Ageen

Fin Da Laand Ageen

Kevin Henderson

Kevin Henderson

Rating: ★★★★

The title is a Shetland expression meaning ‘to arrive back home’ and the 13 beautifully per¬formed tunes heard here are...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Review of Notes from the Boat

Notes from the Boat

Mike Vass

Unroofed Music

Rating: ★★★★

It's an incredible line-up that Mike Vass has gathered for his latest album, with guests including Anna Massie, Duncan Chisholm,...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2018

Review of Tailwind Home

Tailwind Home

Equus

Equus

Rating: ★★

Equus are an Australian group formed around the vocals and horse-head fiddle (morin huur) playing of Mongolian musician Bukhu Ganburged....

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2019

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