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Guy One

Philophon Records

Rating: ★★★★

Growing up herding goats and cows in a remote area of northern Ghana, Guy One had no schooling, taught himself...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018

Review of Saigon Supersound, 1965-75 Volume 1

Saigon Supersound, 1965-75 Volume 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

INFRACom!

Rating: ★★★★

Five years after Sublime Frequencies' release Saigon Rock and Soul – Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 (reviewed in #85), here is...

Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: October/2017

Review of Hombre de Piedra

Hombre de Piedra

Axel Krygier

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★

Axel Krygier, the Buenos Aires-born, Switzerland-based multi-instrumentalist, is back with another catchy and refreshingly unpredictable disc. His quirks have definitely...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of Taranta Lanera

Taranta Lanera

Taranta Lanera

Vlad

Rating: ★★★

Italian expat Mari Lanera is a multifaceted artist in the Bordeaux underground scene. Yet, as Taranta Lanera for her eponymous...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2020

Review of Anatolian Sun

Anatolian Sun

Moğollar

Night Dreamer

Rating: ★★★★

Moğollar (the Mongols) were the original Anatolian rockers and coiners of the term ‘Anatolian pop.’ Back in the late 60s...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: March/2021

Review of Peace in the World

Peace in the World

Guo Gan & Aly Keita

Felmay Records

Rating: ★★★★

Ordinarily, the success of collaborations between disparate traditions is contingent on both the sonic compatibility of the instruments and the...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2017

Review of Akö

Akö

Blick Bassy

No Format!

Rating: ★★★★

Born in Cameroon in 1974 but resident in Paris since 2005, Bassy spent ten years in the jazz fusion group...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2015

Review of Spider Tales

Spider Tales

Jake Blount

Top of the World

Free Dirt Records

Rating: ★★★★★

As a teenager growing up in Virginia, Jake Blount played guitar in funk and metal bands until one day he...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2020

Review of Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde

Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ostinato Records

Rating: ★★★★

Anyone who has come across Madonna's latest album may have noticed the singer's recent love affair with Cape Verdean music....

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Fomenta

Fomenta

Antonio Castrignanò

Ponderosa Art & Music

Rating: ★★★★

Tambourine player, singer and composer Antonio Castrignanò determinedly pursues a cutting-edge makeover of Salento's traditional music. This joint musical adventure...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2014

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