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Review of Habana-Bahia

Habana-Bahia

Yilian Cañizares

Planeta Y

Rating: ★★★

The cities of Havana and Salvador are widely regarded as epicentres of Afro-Latin musical culture – at the head of...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2023

Review of Amame

Amame

Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft

By Norse

Rating: ★★★★★

It’s nearly 35 years since Sámi singer Boine recorded Gula Gula, the album which brought the world’s attention to her...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2023

Review of Motewolonuwok

Motewolonuwok

Jeremy Dutcher

Secret City Records

Rating: ★★★★

When Jeremy Dutcher released his first opus, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, in 2018, very few people outside the classical world had heard...

Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: November/2023

Review of Aguajes de Mar y Manglar

Aguajes de Mar y Manglar

Cantares del Pacifico

Chaco World Music

Rating: ★★★★

Taking inspiration from the mystic waters of the Naya, Yurumanguí and Achincayá rivers, Aguajes de Mar y Manglar (Marshes and...

Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: November/2023

Review of Komorebi Live

Komorebi Live

Dyad (Didier Laloy & Adrien Tyberghein)

ZigZag World

Rating: ★★★★

The partnership of double bass with diatonic accordion might seem as unlikely as a romance between a Great Dane and...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2023

Review of Art Populaire

Art Populaire

Duo Boulerice-Demers

La Compagnie Du Nord

Rating: ★★★★

Two members of the prize-winning Québécois vocal group Le Vent du Nord — Nicolas Boulerice and Olivier Demers — are...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2023

Review of Ya Mizolé

Ya Mizolé

Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin

Top of the World

Jarring Effects

Rating: ★★★★

Having set out their stall with an acclaimed self-titled 2020 debut, feminist collective Les Mamans du Congo (Mothers of the...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2023

Review of Molende

Molende

Titi Bakorta

Nyege Nyege Tapes

Rating: ★★★★★

Sticking true to the experimentalism of Nyege Nyege Tapes’ releases, Titi Bakorta’s debut album, Molende, gathers vastly distinct soundscapes and...

Reviewed by Nick Hann in issue: November/2023

Review of Source of Denial

Source of Denial

Nihiloxica

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★★

Nihiloxica were one of the highlights of this year’s WOMAD festival, after their scheduled appearance in 2022 was stymied by...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2023

Review of Vapor

Vapor

Bixiga 70

Top of the World

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

This engrossing fifth album from the São Paulo groove collective finds the band exploring a much wider musical palette. A...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2023

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