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Review of Connection

Connection

The Maghreban

Zoot

Rating: ★★★

The Maghreban, aka Ayman Rostom, is a Guildford native with Egyptian and Saudi roots. This is the second album from...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2022

Review of Night Spirit Masters

Night Spirit Masters

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Zehra

Rating: ★★★★★

Recorded live at night in the medina of Marrakech by Billy Youdelman using an Akai digital 12-track and produced by...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022

Review of Afterlife

Afterlife

The Three Seas

Earshift Music

Rating: ★★★

Aussie saxophonist Matt Keegan has spearheaded an extraordinary fusion on Afterlife, combining Indian folk voice and verse with buoyant baritone...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2022

Review of Toloka

Toloka

Wernyhora

Polish Radio

Rating: ★★★★

When I first visited Poland in 1990 it was a real thrill to discover some of the beautiful wooden Boyko...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2022

Review of O Ku Ngwo Di Ochi

O Ku Ngwo Di Ochi

Oriental Brothers International Band

Palenque Records

Rating: ★★★

Fifty years ago the Oriental Brothers were a kind of Nigerian boy band. Hailing from the Igbo-dominated eastern region of...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2022

Review of PUNKU

PUNKU

PUNKU

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

In the last 12(ish) years Latin American folktronica has moved on from DJs syncing their beats to a cumbia rhythm,...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2022

Review of Rade

Rade

Paolo Angeli

ReR Megacorp

Rating: ★★★★

The adventurous Valencia-based Sardinian composer sets sails navigating on Mediterranean routes after his critically-admired album Jar’a, which appeared to be...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2022

Review of Hermit’s Grove

Hermit’s Grove

Wax Machine

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★

Wax Machine is the brainchild of Brazilian-born, Italian and British-raised musician Lau Ro. After emigrating to Europe at eight years...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: October/2022

Review of Vol II

Vol II

Watkins Family Hour

Thirty Tigers

Rating: ★★★★

Twenty years ago, inspired by a series of concerts at the Largo club in Los Angeles where a mad-scientist-in-the-laboratory vibe...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2022

Review of Noongar Wonderland

Noongar Wonderland

Maatakitj (feat Paul Mac)

Maatakitj

Rating: ★★★★

Maatakitj (pronounced ‘mart-a-key-tch’ and translated as ‘long legs like a spear’) is the nickname of West Australian musician Clint Bracknell,...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022

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