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Review of Woo La Ba

Woo La Ba

Tilibo

Tilibo

Rating: ★★★

Here’s a pleasantly classy duo in which kora player Ibou Cissokho is teamed up with the Norwegian acoustic guitarist Ole...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2024

Review of Direct-to-Dub

Direct-to-Dub

Scientist

Night Dreamer

Rating: ★★★★★

Scientist is one of the iconic producers of Jamaican dub music. In his late teens, he found himself deep in...

Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: November/2024

Review of 9 Deadly Sins For Tamada

9 Deadly Sins For Tamada

Tamada

Alt Orient

Rating: ★★★

One could hardly accuse Georgian singer-songwriter Tamada of lacking in ambition on this, his second album, which he organises around...

Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: November/2024

Review of Feuilles Fauves

Feuilles Fauves

Lo’Jo

Top of the World

Yotanka Records

Rating: ★★★★

The five members of French collective Lo’Jo celebrate over four decades of camaraderie exploring poetry, music and cabaret drawn from...

Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: November/2024

Review of Ela Partíu

Ela Partíu

Laíz & The New Love Experience

Agogo Records

Rating: ★★★

Laíz is a 24-year-old Brazilian rapper who settled in Berlin at 18. Ela Partíu features 20 musicians from countries including...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: November/2024

Review of Chain of Light

Chain of Light

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

Top of the World

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

By any measure this is a huge event, 27 years after his death we have the release of four newly...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2024

Review of MARÉ

MARÉ

MARÉ

Sons Vadios

Rating: ★★★

Fishermen and their special connection to the sea have always had a pull on literature and music. Maybe it's because...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2024

Review of Radio Chévere

Radio Chévere

Rio 18

Légère Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Anglo-Latin fusion has enjoyed considerable success over the years, with standout albums including David Byrne’s Rei Momo, Paul Simon’s The...

Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: November/2024

Review of Early Home Recordings

Early Home Recordings

Sandy Denny

Earth Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded at home to her finger-picking accompaniment in Wimbledon in 1966 and 1967 – Denny's performing debut was at Kingston's...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2024

Review of Sa.Li.Va

Sa.Li.Va

Ayom

Ayom/Believe

Rating: ★★★★

After resettling to Barcelona in 2011, Brazilian singer and percussionist Jabu Morales joined Italian accordionist Alberto Becucci in a band...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2024

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