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Review of Âlem

Âlem

Altɪn Gün

ATO Records/Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★

While Amsterdam-based sextet Altin Gün are known as 21st-century purveyors of Turkish psych-folk, their last album, Yol, released in February...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2021

Review of Det Var en Lørdagsafen

Det Var en Lørdagsafen

Firo

Etnisk Musikklubb

Rating: ★★★

Saturday night's alright for, well, in this case, singing! Firo's new release translates as ‘Once on a Saturday Night’ and...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2020

Review of Seljord anno 1935

Seljord anno 1935

Per Anders Buen Garnås

Ta:lik

Rating: ★★★

When fiddler and writer Per Anders Buen Garnås, son of the famous singer Agnes Buen Garnås, added to his already...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of After a Thousand Years

After a Thousand Years

Jneiro Jarel

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Two years ago, Brooklyn-born musician producer Jneiro Jarel had virtually completed this album, while he was living in Costa Rica....

Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: December/2020

Review of Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys

Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Anti Records

Rating: ★★★★

The idea was both unexpected and charming: plunder the rich store of mariners’ melodies, real and mock shanties and pirates’...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2013

Review of Emakhosini

Emakhosini

BCUC

Top of the World

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★★

The latest album from BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), Emakhosini, takes the listener on a journey that masterfully embodies the...

Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: May/2018

Review of Anba Tonèl

Anba Tonèl

Bellegarde

Bellegarde

Rating: ★★★

The Montréal percussionist Daniel Bellegarde is devoted to old-time Caribbean ballroom music, in which Africa met Europe in the Creole...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018

Review of Nayda!

Nayda!

Bab L’ Bluz

Top of the World

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Nayda, or ‘waking up,’ was the word given to the alternative music scene 2000s in the wake of the Arab...

Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Salsa Explosion: The Salsa Revolution 1969-1984

Salsa Explosion: The Salsa Revolution 1969-1984

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Fania/Strut Records

Rating: ★★★★

There are so many Latin compilations available these days that it almost warrants a separate tab on confused.com. But never...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Dialogues

Dialogues

Su-a Lee

Top of the World

Su-a-Lee

Rating: ★★★★★

South Korea-born cellist Su-a Lee celebrates her 30 years of musical experience with her beguiling and exquisite debut solo album...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2023

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