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Review of Cosmic Disco

Cosmic Disco

nemanja

yem

Rating: ★★★★

nemanja’s Cosmic Disco – from a world music perspective – isn’t what we’d expect from Croatia, specifically Istria, a historically...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: November/2020

Review of Zando Ya Makambo

Zando Ya Makambo

Richard Kasongo

Prosmart

Rating: ★★★

This is the latest in a series of releases from London studio Pro Smart under the direction of Congolese musician...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020

Review of Bichos

Bichos

Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos

Top of the World

Olindo Records

Rating: ★★★★

In recent years a diasporic Venezuelan sound has reverberated around the world, thanks to artists such as Family Atlantica, Betsayda...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2020

Review of Janna Aana

Janna Aana

Markus

Dionysiac Records

Rating: ★★★

There have been enough qawwali- electronica fusions they could almost be their own sub-genre. The point of encounter seems to...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: November/2020

Review of My Earth Songs

My Earth Songs

Lonnie Park and the Earth Band

Universal Music

Rating: ★★★

Nobody could question the worthiness of this project – the proceeds from which benefit UNICEF’s COVID-19 relief fund for children...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020

Review of Death of the Prophet

Death of the Prophet

Sabreen

Akuphone

Rating: ★★★★

Readers may be familiar with Parisian oud player Kamilya Jubran for her collaborative work with Swiss based trumpeter and electro-pioneer...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: November/2020

Review of Fiddler’s Pastime

Fiddler’s Pastime

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Sugar Petunia Records

Rating: ★★★

The solo debut from award-winning bluegrass fiddler Keith-Hynes of Mile Twelve is not merely a showcase for her own prodigious...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2020

Review of Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger

Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger

Kronos Quartet

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Three years ago Kronos Quartet released an album titled Folk Songs, a journey into Appalachian tradition featuring guest singers Sam...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020

Review of Wake Up Calls

Wake Up Calls

Cosmo Sheldrake

Tardigrade Records

Rating: ★★★★

The son of scientist Rupert Sheldrake and voice therapist Jill Purse, multi­instrumentalist Cosmo Sheldrake has already released an EP and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2020

Review of I Like it Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)

I Like it Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)

Pete Rodriguez

Craft Latino

Rating: ★★★★

Pianist Pete Rodriguez is one of the pioneers of Nuyorican music – Puerto Rican musicians in New York City –...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2020

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