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Review of Solo Guitarra

Solo Guitarra

José Luis Montón

ECM

Rating: ★★★

José Luis Montón was invited to record for ECM following his contribution to Arco Iris, Amina Alaoui’s delicate mix of...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of The Unfinished Violin

The Unfinished Violin

Sam Sweeney

Top of the World

Mighty Village Records/Island

Rating: ★★★★★

Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War show toured from 2014 to last year, and he has chosen that...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018

Review of monmon

monmon

Danyèl Waro

Buda Musique/Cobalt Records

Rating: ★★★★

Ever since 1994, when he burst onto the world music scene with one of his landmark songs ‘Adékalom’, Danyèl Waro...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: August/2017

Review of Desconstrução

Desconstrução

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Goma Gringa

Rating: ★★★★

No one's been doing a better job at bringing São Paulo, Brazil's never-ending megalopolis, to life in recent years than...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2017

Review of Right at Home: Live at Mount Hooley

Right at Home: Live at Mount Hooley

Dan Walsh & Alistair Anderson

White Meadow Records

Rating: ★★★★

Dan Walsh is a busy man. Hot on the heels of his excellent solo record earlier in 2017, Verging on...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2017

Review of The Last Bell

The Last Bell

Alan Kelly Gang

Blackbox Music

Rating: ★★★

Alan Kelly plays piano accordion with great verve and subtlety. His gang consist of: Steph Geremia on flute and vocals;...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2015

Review of Zapateo Suite

Zapateo Suite

Joel Hierrezuelo

Continuo Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

Since settling in Paris in 1997, this Cuban expatriate has played with the likes of Gilles Peterson and Havana Cultura,...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2019

Review of Multishow Ao Vivo

Multishow Ao Vivo

Caetano Veloso & Maria Gadu

Multishow

Rating: ★★★★

Whilst they have somewhat fallen out of fashion in Europe and the US, ‘unplugged’ performances by major domestic talents have...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2012

Review of Tobie

Tobie

Dagadana

Agora

Rating: ★★★★

Dagadana’s fifth studio album should be given kudos as an attempt to provide ‘cheerfulness and generosity’ in our often gloomy,...

Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2021

Review of Never Forget

Never Forget

The Young’uns

Hereteu Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Vocal trio The Young’uns demonstrated a flair for bringing both traditional and modern stories to life on their 2012 album...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2014

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