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Review of Echo

Echo

Ben Walker

Top of the World

Folkroom Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Ben Walker is hailed as one of the world's finest acoustic guitarists, for the half dozen brilliant albums he made...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2019

Review of Tocororo

Tocororo

Alfredo Rodriguez

Mack Avenue Records CD & DVD

Rating: ★★★

This young Cuban jazz pianist's third album starts with a radical reinvention of the old Compay Segundo favourite, ‘Chan Chan’:...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2016

Review of Karl Hector Presents: Johnny!

Karl Hector Presents: Johnny!

Johnny!

Now-Again

Rating: ★★

The German guitarist and producer JJ Whitefield wears many different musical hats, from his forays into 60s and 70s ethno-funk...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022

Review of Azerbaijani Love Songs

Azerbaijani Love Songs

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Felmay

Rating: ★★★

As you might suspect if you’re familiar with the instrumental music of Azerbaijan, Azeri love songs are lyrical, heartfelt and...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014

Review of Por Meu Cante

Por Meu Cante

António Zambujo

World Village

Rating: ★★★

Por Meu Cante was originally released in 2004 and it’s the second of Antonio Zambujo’s albums. Although his singing only...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Undercurrent

Undercurrent

Sarah Jarosz

Sugar Hill Records

Rating: ★★★

Accompanied by a line-up different from her familiar touring trio of recent years, Sarah Jarosz offers Undercurrent, which serves as...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Erros

Erros

Eléonor

I-C-U-B-4-T

Rating: ★★

Elly Aerden, the birth-name of the artist known as Eléonor, sets great store on the fact that Latin is an...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2015

Review of Solo & Indrė

Solo & Indrė

Solo

One Root Music/Granvat

Rating: ★★★★

Cross-cultural kora and string collaborations have been rather in vogue for the last couple of years, and for good reason:...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Urlar

Urlar

Breabach

Top of the World

Breabach Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Recently voted live act of the year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, Breabach have established themselves as...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2014

Review of Live in Paris

Live in Paris

The Master Musicians of Joujouka

Unlistenable Records

Rating: ★★★★

The collective of Sufi trance musicians led by Ahmed El Attar (one of two troupes spawning from the village of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2021

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