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Review of Mayam

Mayam

Nuru Kane

Tchekchouka

Rating: ★★★

Nuru Kane deserves to be one of Africa’s crossover heroes, thanks to his ability to effortlessly switch between different styles....

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Antipody

Antipody

Good Habits

Good Habits

Rating: ★★★

When is a duo not a duo? When it sounds like a chorus. Okay, as a joke it perhaps doesn’t...

Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Cuba: Music and Revolution – Culture Clash in Havana Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85, Vol 2

Cuba: Music and Revolution – Culture Clash in Havana Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85, Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Soul Jazz Records

Rating: ★★★★

Soul Jazz continue their excavation of Cuba’s Areito records with a second volume picking up where the first left off....

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Make Your Mark

Make Your Mark

Seth Lakeman

Honour Oak Records

Rating: ★★★★

‘Did you hear the final warning?… Did you hear the people calling?’ The first lines of ‘Hollow’, the opening track...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Silver Lining

Silver Lining

Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble

Kate Pass

Rating: ★★★★

Kohesia Ensemble is a mix of Persian and Western musicians whom Australian bassist Kate Pass has brought together, and this...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Fleuves de l’Âme

Fleuves de l’Âme

Houeida Hedfi

Phantasy Sound

Rating: ★★★

This debut album from Tunisian percussionist Houeida Hedfi translates from the French as ‘Rivers of the Soul’, and it’s a...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Chambacú

Chambacú

Aurita y su Conjunto

Mississippi Records

Rating: ★★★★

Colombian singer Aurita Castillo was just six or seven years old when she recorded two albums for Discos Fuentes in...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2022

Review of Supermoon

Supermoon

Itai Kriss & Telavana

Itai Kriss

Rating: ★★★

The Israeli-born Itai Kriss has spent two decades lighting up New York’s vibrant jazz scene with his flute playing, working...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2022

Review of The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes

The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

This two-CD compilation broadens the historical scope of the American folk revival of the 1960s to include the San Francisco...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/February/2022

Review of 3

3

Ngaiire

Dot Dash/Majestic Casual

Rating: ★★★

For her third album, Papua New Guinea-born, Australia-based singer Ngaiire (pronounced Ny-rie) digs deep into personal stories from her unusual...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2022

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