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Review of Umoyo Wa Muthempire (Live in the Temple)

Umoyo Wa Muthempire (Live in the Temple)

Tonga Boys feat Doctor Kanuska Group

1000Hz Records

Rating: ★★★★

For those in the Malawian countryside, the Tonga Boys from Mzuzu are a band from the big city and the...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Párhuzamok és Kontrasztok

Párhuzamok és Kontrasztok

Muzsikás & Amadinda

Fonó

Rating: ★★★★

Amazingly Muzsikás' last record, The Bartók Album, came out in 1998 and was a Top of the World in #1....

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2020

Review of Hotline

Hotline

Aidan O’Rourke

Reveal Records

Rating: ★★★★

This is an ambitious and impressive suite, as much jazz as it is folk. As a member of Lau, and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2013

Review of Songs of Exile Vol 1-3

Songs of Exile Vol 1-3

Naghash Ensemble

Naregatsi Art Institute

Rating: ★★★

The Naghash Ensemble take their name from Mkrtich Naghash, a 15th-century Armenian poet, priest and painter. Living in the Armenian...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2020

Review of Perfect Tango

Perfect Tango

Otros Aires

Galileo

Rating: ★★

The fourth album from the Argentinian-Spanish electro-tango outfit sees them ramping up their sound – the beats are faster, the...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017

Review of Õunaaia Album (Apple Orchard Album)

Õunaaia Album (Apple Orchard Album)

Mari Kalkun

Aigu Om Records

Rating: ★★★

Mari Kalkun gave a memorable video stream of this album last spring in the blossoming orchard beside her house in...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2021

Review of Horisonten

Horisonten

Fågel Roc

PBP Records

Rating: ★★

Although Fågel Roc are a Stockholm group and often sing in Swedish, their original songs incorporate elements of varied global...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2021

Review of Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle

Ingrid Henderson

Old Laundry Productions

Rating: ★★★★

Opening with the comforting sound of waves lapping on a shore, Ingrid Henderson’s new self-penned album is a beautifully atmospheric...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2021

Review of The Boston States

The Boston States

Katie McNally Trio

Katie McNally

Rating: ★★★★

The title of this album refers to the moniker given to the greater metro area of Boston in the 19th...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2017

Review of Seasons of India

Seasons of India

Baluji Shrivastav

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★

The premise of this disc is a journey by raga through a year of seasons, from monsoon to summer. This...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2020

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