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Review of Maison de Pierres: Confiné Aux Voyages

Maison de Pierres: Confiné Aux Voyages

Nicolas Boulerice

La Compagnie Du Nord

Rating: ★★★

Atmospheric, exploratory and stark, Maison de Pierres is the second release in a trilogy of recordings by Le Vent du...

Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: April/2021

Review of Island Catch

Island Catch

Chung Yufeng & David Chen

Trees Music & Art

Rating: ★★★

This is the second full-length release from Taiwanese pipa player Yufeng and American singer and acoustic guitarist Chen, and the...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: April/2021

Review of Around the Crocodile Pond

Around the Crocodile Pond

Ba Balance

One World Records

Rating: ★★★

Ba Balance are Danish blues-rock guitarist Preben Carlsen and West African percussionist Sal Dibba, and the title of this hard-rocking...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2021

Review of Crossover

Crossover

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

Hope Street Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

A mainstay of the Australian indigenous music scene over the last 20 years, singer Emma Donovan grew up in a...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: April/2021

Review of La Grande Folie

La Grande Folie

San Salvador

Top of the World

MDC/Proper

Rating: ★★★★★

It's been a long time coming – since school days, one could say – and the speakers positively burst with...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2021

Review of Raridades

Raridades

Tom Zé

Warner Music Brasil

Rating: ★★★★★

At 83, tropicália's disrupter-in-chief Tom Zé is surely long overdue for the singles, rarities and B-sides treatment. This rarely less...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: April/2021

Review of A Pocket Full of Acorns

A Pocket Full of Acorns

Ninebarrow

Winding Track

Rating: ★★★

For existing fans, Ninebarrow's fourth album will not disappoint; the harmonious vocals are present and correct, as are the considered...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2021

Review of Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo d'Água

Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo d'Água

Luedji Luna

Luedji Luna

Rating: ★★★

On her second album Bahian Luedji Luna has brought on Kenya's Kato Change as producer, shifting from the dreamy soundscapes...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2021

Review of The Music of the Gypsy Lăutari of Bucharest

The Music of the Gypsy Lăutari of Bucharest

Taraful Bucureştilor

Inédit

Rating: ★★★★

The Inédit label comes out of the Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris and showcases high-quality traditional music. No...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2021

Review of Kiriki Club

Kiriki Club

Kiriki Club

Kiriki Club

Rating: ★★★

A Birmingham-based sextet with backgrounds as various as clowning, dance, theatre and live art (hence a name inspired by Les...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2021

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