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Review of Contigo

Contigo

Marta Gómez

Top of the World

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Marta Gómez is Colombian, sounds Brazilian, quotes the poetry of Spain's Federico García Lorca, has shared a stage with blues-rocker...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Battle Cry Remixed

Battle Cry Remixed

Tour De Force

Dub-Stuy Records

Rating: ★★★

Back in the early-1990s, when rave culture took off in the UK, many a party would have a dub room...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Gwo Ka: Music of Guadeloupe, West Indies

Gwo Ka: Music of Guadeloupe, West Indies

Tradisyon Ka

Soul Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

Many listeners may have been drawn to the exuberant, complex percussion found in Guadaloupe by Kassav’, the long-lived Paris-based band...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Peru Bravo

Peru Bravo

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Tiger''s Milk

Rating: ★★★★

This latest offering of 60s and 70s Peruvian psychedelia showcases the work of a handful of bands who stylishly combined...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Desde Carlos Gardel: Cancionero Porteño

Desde Carlos Gardel: Cancionero Porteño

Diego Flores & William Sabatier

Ambronay Éditions

Rating: ★★★

It takes a brave soul, as well as considerable vocal talent, to tackle the songs of Carlos Gardel. The recordings...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Native North America Vol 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country 1966-1985

Native North America Vol 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country 1966-1985

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Light in the Attic Records (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★★

The lack of respect or choice given to the original inhabitants of the US would have crushed lesser peoples....

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros

Green Rock River Band

Hand Clap Records

Rating: ★★★★

In case you haven’t yet heard, the Green Rock River Band are a London-based eight-piece purveying acoustic music infused by...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Top of the World

Rounder Records

Rating: ★★★★

As the world's premier banjo player, Fleck has ranged across jazz, classical and world music, dramatically expanding the instrument's repertoire...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Amarrate!

Amarrate!

Soneros de Verdad

Connector Records

Rating: ★★★

Amarrate! loosely translates as ‘Buckle Up!’ and this latest release by award-winning outfit Soneros de Verdad certainly takes listeners on...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Cha Cha Cha

Cha Cha Cha

Abelardo Barroso with Orquesta Sensación

Top of the World

World Circuit

Rating: ★★★★

Before achieving its great success with releasing new artists and albums, the World Circuit label excelled at licensing and re-releasing...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

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