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Review of Seaspeak

Seaspeak

Joe Danks

Joe Danks

Rating: ★★★

Appropriately recorded at The Queen’s House in Greenwich, the Derbyshire-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Danks’ debut is a maritime theme...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2021

Review of Sinuose

Sinuose

Luli Braga

Luli Braga

Rating: ★★★

Sinuose is the debut album of singer-songwriter Luli Braga. Born in Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas, Brazil, her...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: July/2021

Review of A Viagem Das Horas

A Viagem Das Horas

José Mauro

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

This is a reissue of music from a reclusive Brazilian musician who was long assumed dead or ‘disappeared’ by the...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: July/2021

Review of Live in New York 2010

Live in New York 2010

Khaira Arby

Clermont Music

Rating: ★★★★

The great Malian singer Khaira Arby died in 2018, so archive recordings have now become even more valuable. This 2010...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2021

Review of El Fabuloso Sonido De Andrés Vargas Pinedo

El Fabuloso Sonido De Andrés Vargas Pinedo

Andrés Vargas Pinedo

Buh Records

Rating: ★★★

The Peruvian Amazon was a hotbed of music in the 60s and 70s, but this collection makes it clear that...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2021

Review of Høyre du, Mann! Langeleikopptak 1955-83

Høyre du, Mann! Langeleikopptak 1955-83

VARIOUS ARTISTS

National Library of Norway

Rating: ★★★★

The National Library of Norway is extremely good at archiving historical recordings and making their collections available for wider listening....

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2021

Review of Voy Pa’ Allá

Voy Pa’ Allá

Semblanzas del Río Guapi

Discos Pacifico

Rating: ★★★

The arrival of Discos Pacifico has meant a steady stream of new releases from Colombia’s Pacific Coast; following on from...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2021

Review of Birdy Island

Birdy Island

Howie Lee

Mais Um

Rating: ★★★

This is a strange, somewhat haunting album that may be classified as ‘ambient’ music by some, but it is attempting...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2021

Review of Mind Maintenance

Mind Maintenance

Mind Maintenance

Drag City

Rating: ★★★★

Chicago-based Joshua Abrams is a jazz bassist whose career encompasses a range of experimental strands. He’s long been an aficionado...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2021

Review of Tezeta

Tezeta

Hailu Mergia & the Walias Band

Awesome Tapes from Africa

Rating: ★★★

The Walias Band are a legendary group. On the frontline of the uniquely Ethiopian brand of jazz and soul during...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2021

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