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Review of Soul Song

Soul Song

Yosef-Gutman Levitt & Lionel Loueke

Soul Song Records

Rating: ★★★★★

South African Yosef-Gutman Levitt grew up listening to American jazz fusion, took up bass guitar and won a scholarship to...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Subhana

Subhana

Ahmed Ben Ali

Habibi Funk

Rating: ★★★★★

A selection of peak Libyan reggae grooves courtesy of Benghazi-born Ahmed Ben Ali, focusing on Ahmed's releases from the mid-2000s....

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Goshinboku

Goshinboku

Anthonius feat Sibusile Xaba

Tokonoma Records

Rating: ★★★

Amazing what keyboards, electric bass and occasional percussion can achieve. It helps, however, to have a guest like the acclaimed...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Sounds Like Home

Sounds Like Home

Captain Planet

Bastard Jazz

Rating: ★★

Building on the stylistic journey of his 2020 album NO VISA, American DJ and producer Captain Planet brings retro styles...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Moving Home

Moving Home

East of West

East of West

Rating: ★★★

From Bosnia to Brisbane via Sweden and Slovenia, the Australian-based trio East of West span all points of the compass...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Das Nuvens

Das Nuvens

Fabiano Do Nascimento | Fabiano do Nascimento

Leaving Records

Rating: ★★

Fabiano do Nascimento was born and raised in Rio and São Paulo. For the last decade or so he's been...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of reTORNAR

reTORNAR

Magalí Sare & Manel Fortià

Segell Microscopi

Rating: ★★★★

If you worry that a voice and a double bass might be too frugal fare, no need. Catalan singer, Magalí...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Sound and Reason

Sound and Reason

Qwalia

Alberts Favourites

Rating: ★★★★

Four of London's most dynamic musicians enter the studio in April 2021. Then follows a two-day voyage of all-improvised sonic...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of History

History

Bokanté

Real World

Rating: ★★★★★

Deep Southern guitar drawls open this sun-drenched record. History, Bokanté's third album, is anchored in the blues while drawing upon...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Healing Rituals

Healing Rituals

Naïssam Jalal

Top of the World

Les Couleurs du Son

Rating: ★★★★★

Syrian-French flautist Naïssam Jalal has been somewhat overlooked as a composer and bandleader, but with this album – her ninth!...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

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