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Review of A World of Lullabies

A World of Lullabies

Val Bonetti

Felmay Records

Rating: ★★★★

The effectiveness of melody is a key feature of Milan-based guitarist Val Bonetti’s new album, which comes off the back...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of Mani Sicure

Mani Sicure

Tammurianti World Project

Soundfly

Rating: ★★

This is the first consumer release for the international market by the long-standing duo of Emidio Ausiello and Michele Maione,...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of Gnawa Electric Laune II

Gnawa Electric Laune II

Rabii Harnoune & VB Kühl

Tru Thoughts Recordings

Rating: ★★★

As you might guess, this album is the sequel to the first collaboration between Moroccan Gnawa musician Harnoune and German...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of Shruti Dances

Shruti Dances

Sarathy Korwar & Auntie Flo

Make Music

Rating: ★★★★

A project three years in the making, Shruti Dances is the debut collaborative release from star Indian percussionist Sarathy Korwar...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of Andalussyat

Andalussyat

Françoise Atlan & l’Orchestre Arabo-Andalou de Fès

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★

French-born of North African Jewish parents, Françoise Atlan was one of the first singers to explore the Andalusian repertoire shared...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of Bergå Folk Project

Bergå Folk Project

Bergå Folk Project

Bergå Folk Project

Rating: ★★★★

Sometimes, even the best folk bands can make an album that feels a bit like another re-hash of the tried...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of Open the Road

Open the Road

We Banjo 3

We Banjo 3

Rating: ★★★★

Celtgrass pioneers We Banjo 3’s love affair with Americana has seen the Galway-based foursome build a formidable Stateside profile in...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of Connection

Connection

The Maghreban

Zoot

Rating: ★★★

The Maghreban, aka Ayman Rostom, is a Guildford native with Egyptian and Saudi roots. This is the second album from...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of PUNKU

PUNKU

PUNKU

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

In the last 12(ish) years Latin American folktronica has moved on from DJs syncing their beats to a cumbia rhythm,...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

Review of The Real Revolution

The Real Revolution

Playing for Change Band

Playing for Change

Rating: ★★★

It’s 20 years since the American filmmakers Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke founded Playing for Change, hitting the streets with...

Reviewed in issue October/2022

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