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Review of Morso

Morso

Dimitris Mystakidis

Fishbowl Music Tank

Rating: ★★★★

Guitarist and singer Dimitris Mystakidis is well-versed in the traditions of both Greek folk music and, especially, rebetika. And he...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2023

Review of Where You Wish You Were

Where You Wish You Were

Bill Laurance & Michael League

ACT Music

Rating: ★★★★

Michael League and Bill Laurance are leading figures of the massively popular collective Snarky Puppy, who snag everything from jazz,...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: April/2023

Review of Hert

Hert

Catriona Price

Top of the World

Orange Feather Records

Rating: ★★★★

Glasgow-based violinist, composer, vocalist and founding member of FARA, Catriona Price's new release is a suite for string quartet, vocal...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2023

Review of Bantu Spaceship

Bantu Spaceship

Bantu Spaceship

Top of the World

Nyami Nyami Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe has witnessed something of a musical freeing up since the death of the revolutionary turned tyrant in 2019....

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2023

Review of Ramblin' Soul

Ramblin' Soul

Melissa Carper

Mae Music/Thirty Tigers

Rating: ★★★★

Count this as a lucky ramble in Melissa Carper's beloved Dodge van (the subject of one of her 11 original...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: April/2023

Review of Songs of Slavery and Emancipation

Songs of Slavery and Emancipation

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Jalopy Records

Rating: ★★★

The extensive liner notes for this two-CD set, with lyrics, tout its achievement of ‘bringing together the music of the...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: April/2023

Review of Carvings

Carvings

Juni Habel

Top of the World

Basin Rock

Rating: ★★★★★

Norwegian guitarist and singer Juni Habel caused a quiet stir with her debut, with some quarters likening her to Nick...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2023

Review of Close Enough to Hear

Close Enough to Hear

Mile Twelve

Mile Twelve

Rating: ★★★★

With their previous two albums, 2017's Onwards and 2019's enchanting City on a Hill, the warmth, precision and virtuosity of...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2023

Review of Interconnectedness

Interconnectedness

Carmen Souza

Galileo MC

Rating: ★★★★

When Carmen Souza first began playing and recording with her faithful partner, the bassist and producer Theo Pas’cal, their music...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023

Review of Tudo Está Bom

Tudo Está Bom

Kosmik Band

Roundtrip Records

Rating: ★★★★

Back in 2009, Playing for Change became an unexpected global success. It involved street musicians from across the world (and...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2023

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