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Review of Englobed

Englobed

Giuliano Modarelli

Manush Recordings

Rating: ★★

The guitar-playing soloist on this disc, Giuliano Modarelli, has evidently mastered the elements of raga to a high degree, and...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2013

Review of Perspectives on Tradition

Perspectives on Tradition

VARIOUS ARTISTS

From Here Records

Rating: ★★★★

Don’t let the title fool you – this collaborative release of covers from UK future-folk duo Stick in the Wheel...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: July/2022

Review of Something in the Water

Something in the Water

Pokey LaFarge

Rounder Records

Rating: ★★★

Over almost a decade, Pokey LaFarge has carved out a career as one of Americana's most distinctive young talents. His...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2015

Review of Lava

Lava

IKI

DME Records

Rating: ★★★★

IKI is an eight-piece vocal ensemble based in Copenhagen, with members coming from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, who have...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Black Times

Black Times

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

Strut Records

Rating: ★★★★

With Femi Kuti's musical output slowing in recent times, his younger brother Seun's passion continues to burn bright as he...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: May/2018

Review of Roda Amaranta

Roda Amaranta

Saveria Margiola & Mikis TheodOrakis

FM Records

Rating: ★★★

Composer-conductor Mikis Theodorakis, aged 95 this July, is a Greek national institution. While classically trained, since 1958 his compositions and...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: October/2020

Review of World Ballads

World Ballads

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Network 495130

Rating: ★★

This is the latest in Network’s usually excellent two-disc ‘longbox’ series. A decade or so ago, the similarly packaged Desert...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2010

Review of Móntate en el Viaje

Móntate en el Viaje

Cero 39

Chusma Records

Rating: ★★★

Wrapped in tacky artwork that recalls 80s über-novelty hit ‘Agadoo’, Móntate en el Viaje is the brainchild of Medellin’s Mauricio...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2013

Review of Les Entrailles de la Montagne

Les Entrailles de la Montagne

Jean-François Bélanger

Jean-François Bélanger

Rating: ★★★★

Jean-François Bélanger is a French-Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist. In recent years, he has focused on recording and releasing a ‘Nordic...

Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2019

Review of Qalaq

Qalaq

Jerusalem in My Heart

Constellation Records

Rating: ★★★

Born in Beirut at the outset of a civil war that devastated his country and set the pattern for decades...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: December/2021

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