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Review of Trumpets of Michel-Ange

Trumpets of Michel-Ange

Ibrahim Maalouf

Top of the World

Mister Ibé

Rating: ★★★★

Long based in France, trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf was born in Lebanon and this is a tribute to his roots and...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2024

Review of Tengo un Mustang

Tengo un Mustang

Jean Paul ‘El Troglodita’

Munster

Rating: ★★

Enrique Roberto Tellería was a wild non-conformist in 1960s Peru which sought to sanitise foreign youth music. His rare debut...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2024

Review of Piltan

Piltan

Esfand

30M Records

Rating: ★★

It’s becoming too much of a cliché: an electronic dance beat, repetitious and supposedly ecstatic – occasionally labelled as mystical...

Reviewed by Kamyar Salavati in issue: November/2024

Review of Orquesta Olivieri

Orquesta Olivieri

Orquesta Olivieri

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★

The second (final) outing of Herbie Olivieri's Nuyorican outfit from 1972. Rooted in New York's salsa sound, there are vibrant...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2024

Review of Start Close In

Start Close In

The Rheingans Sisters

Rheingans Sisters Records

Rating: ★★★★

You would expect from The Rheingans Sisters, Rowan and Anna, the assertion of female autonomy, and ‘Devils’, their take on...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2024

Review of Lifelines

Lifelines

Davidsson

OPIA

Rating: ★★★

Caught somewhere in the ether between Nashville, Tennessee, where he’s now based, and Reykjavík in his native Iceland, Davidsson’s debut...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2024

Review of J’ai Mal à Mon Folklore

J’ai Mal à Mon Folklore

De Temps Antan

Top of the World

La Compagnie Du Nord

Rating: ★★★★

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Québécois trio De Temps Antan are back with a new raft of songs and tunes...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: November/2024

Review of From China to Appalachia

From China to Appalachia

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian

Top of the World

Community Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Musically, China is vast and variegated and Appalachia much smaller and more isolated. But you’ll find yourself tempted to hear...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2024

Review of Pa’ Tu Cuerpa

Pa’ Tu Cuerpa

Cimafunk

Thirty Tigers

Rating: ★★★

Cimafunk's previous albums, Terapia (Therapy, 2017) and El Alimento (The Nourishment, 2021), present his music as something elemental and Pa’...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2024

Review of Carnatic Nomad

Carnatic Nomad

Jyotsna Srikanth

ARC Music Productions

Rating: ★★★★

This very effective album comes from Karnatak violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, ably supported by BC Manjunath on mridangam (barrel drum) and...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2024

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