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Review of The Brilliant Irish Flute: The Inish Turk Beg Sessions

The Brilliant Irish Flute: The Inish Turk Beg Sessions

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Inish Turk Beg

Rating: ★★★★

The privately owned island of Inish Turk Beg in Clew Bay off the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland produces its...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2011

Review of Awal Mara

Awal Mara

Hassan Erraji

World Village 450007

Rating: ★★★

Having made his first instrument as a boy from a tin can and old bicycle brake cables, the blind Moroccan...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2010

Review of Of Stones and Bones

Of Stones and Bones

3 Daft Monkeys

3DM Records

Rating: ★★

3 Daft Monkeys are a busy band, taking their effervescent Balkan, folk and dub-inflected music to clubs and festivals all...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Tiempos Buenos

Tiempos Buenos

Grupo Rebolú

Grupo Rebolú

Rating: ★★★★

Grupo Rebolú are the best AfroColombian ensemble working out of New York City, and arguably the best of their kind...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2020

Review of Tur Kur Mīti

Tur Kur Mīti

Iļǵi

Iļǵi

Rating: ★★★★

Latvian post-folk group Iļg‘i have been around for over three decades, tracing their heritage back to the folk-oriented musicological researches...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2018

Review of Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau

Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau

Kuana Torres Kahele

Mountain Apple

Rating: ★★★★

The second of a six-part CD series highlighting the music of the Hawaiian Islands, this release further expands the reputation...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015

Review of Long Time to Be Gone

Long Time to Be Gone

Nora Brown

Jalopy Records

Rating: ★★★★

Listening to ‘Jenny Put the Kettle On’, the opening track on Nora Brown’s third full-length album, Long Time to Be...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2022

Review of Solomon

Solomon

Calan

Sain Records

Rating: ★★★

This young Welsh five-piece sing in a mixture of Welsh and English, draw on the folklore of Celtic Wales, and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2017

Review of Ndzi Teke Riendzo

Ndzi Teke Riendzo

Foster Manganyi

Honest Jon’s

Rating: ★★★

Last year Honest Jon's released a well-received compilation titled Shangaan Electro. The album focused on a synthesized style of ancient...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Yn Rio

Yn Rio

Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18

Légère Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Welsh-Brazilian samba might seem an unlikely musical match; even less so with the addition of the BBC National Orchestra of...

Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: January/February/2022

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