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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

Review of Brazil: Samba, Bossa and Beyond!

Brazil: Samba, Bossa and Beyond!

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Putumayo World Music

Rating: ★★

There is no shortage of Brazilian music compilations out there. So when you put a new one on the market,...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2020

Review of Turquoise

Turquoise

Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi

PHM Records

Rating: ★★★★

Mohammed Reza Ebrahimi is a virtuoso of the oud and Persian tar, and an instructor at the Music Conservatory of...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/2021

Review of Balkantron

Balkantron

Sarakina

Pismo Folkowe

Rating: ★★

Many casual listeners today tend to think any music from Eastern Europe is Balkan – which sees even Gogol Bordello...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Gwandena

Gwandena

Timpana

Sounds and Colours

Rating: ★★★★

Is dilution helpful for diffusion? Are synths and dance beats the best/only way to expand the audience from grey-beards to...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Between River and Railway

Between River and Railway

Claire Hastings

Luckenbooth Records

Rating: ★★★★

Dumfries and Galloway have always been a fertile ground for powerful Scottish singers and songwriters and it is clear this...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2016

Review of Dance Moderno

Dance Moderno

Sérgio Mendes

Jackpot Records

Rating: ★★★

In the early 1960s, before swingers everywhere were listening to the version of ‘The Look of Love’ by Brasil ‘66...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017

Review of Marni: Music for Slow Television

Marni: Music for Slow Television

David Bridie & Allery Sandy

Wantok Musik

Rating: ★★★★

This is the soundtrack to a fascinating two-and-a-half hour observational documentary that chronicles the painting of a large intricate work,...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2021

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