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Review of Hagata

Hagata

TEKE::TEKE

Kill Rock Stars

Rating: ★★★

Montreal-based TEKE::TEKE began life as a tribute act to instrumental guitar legend Takeshi Terauchi before expanding their sound to take...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2023

Review of Anarchist Gospel

Anarchist Gospel

Sunny War

Top of the World

New West Records

Rating: ★★★★

The title of Sunny War's fourth album, Anarchist Gospel, gets to the bones of the singer-songwriter's guerilla art. Until recently,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023

Review of Chale Wote

Chale Wote

FRA!

Walboomers Music

Rating: ★★★

In the Akan language, fra roughly translates as ‘a mix’ of things, which is an excellent description of the music...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023

Review of Praznina/Emptiness

Praznina/Emptiness

Iztok Koren

Torto Editions/Ramble Records

Rating: ★★★

Best known as a member of the Slovenian ‘imaginary folk’ band Širom, Iztok Koren is an experimental multi-instrumentalist who clearly...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2023

Review of Moriah Plaza

Moriah Plaza

Moriah Plaza

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★

Moriah Plaza co-founders Tamir Chen and Moosh Lahav trace the origin of their band's blend of Brazilian soul, Western jazz...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023

Review of Dream from the Deep Well

Dream from the Deep Well

Brigid Mae Power

Top of the World

Fire Records

Rating: ★★★★★

It's an ephemeral and tentatively psychedelic sound that Power delivers on the rather wonderful Dream from the Deep Well. The...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2023

Review of Awakening

Awakening

Ímar

Big Mann Records

Rating: ★★★

Glasgow-based Anglo-Iranian Scot Mohsen Amini (concertina) and bandmates Tomas Callister (fiddle), Adam Rhodes (bouzouki), Ryan Murphy (uillean pipes, flute and...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2023

Review of Hajiki Uta

Hajiki Uta

Meiko Kaji

wewantsounds

Rating: ★★★★

Best known as an actress outside of Japan, Meiko Kaji also enjoyed a successful career as a singer. Much of...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2023

Review of Artemisia

Artemisia

Art Melody

Tentacule Records/Wogdog Records

Rating: ★★★

Hailing from Burkina Faso, Art Melody is a farmer by day and rapper and singer by night, bringing a fresh...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: July/2023

Review of IMA

IMA

Noga Ritter

Galileo Music

Rating: ★★★

Some impressive names join London-based singer Noga Ritter on a debut solo album which blends Hebrew and English vocals, jazz...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2023

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