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Review of Siphr

Siphr

Naima Shalhoub

Naima Shalhoub

Rating: ★★★

Siphr (Zero) is the first studio album by the Lebanese-American musician, artist and educator Naima Shalhoub. With playing and writing...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Zithers

Zithers

Andrew Cronshaw

Cloud Valley

Rating: ★★★★

Andrew Cronshaw's presence as a player, writer and critic has been a significant part of the folk and world music...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Erzulie

Erzulie

Yilian Cañizares

Top of the World

Planeta Y

Rating: ★★★★★

Yilian Cañizares’ credentials are impeccable: born in Havana, she mastered violin in Caracas’ El Sistema programme, debuted dashingly at the...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of W

W

Populous

Wonderwheel Recordings

Rating: ★★

Populous is a producer and queer activist from Lecce, a reggae-and-dancehall-loving town on the heel of the boot of Italy,...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Right of Passage

Right of Passage

Touki

Captain Pouch Records

Rating: ★★★

Franco-American guitar and banjo player Cory Seznec and Senegalese guitarist-turned-kora player Amadou Diagne first met while busking on the streets...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Liga Latina

Liga Latina

Liga Latina

Multination

Rating: ★★★★

Liga Latina have been described as ‘a European supergroup.’ Well, they're a quintet of Scandinavian musicians steeped in Latin and...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Grown

Grown

Waaju

Olindo Records

Rating: ★★★★

Waaju are an innovative Afro-Latin quintet, led by drummer Ben Brown, who regularly performs with Newham's Alfa Mist. This project,...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of The Gap

The Gap

India Electric Co

Shoelay Music

Rating: ★★★★

It's been five long years since India Electric Co released their debut, The Girl I Left Behind Me. In that...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Sins We Made

Sins We Made

Harrow Fair

Roaring Girl Records

Rating: ★★★★

The second outing from Canadian duo Harrow Fair – Miranda Mulholland (from Great Lake Swimmers) and Andrew Penner (musician and...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of River Sisters

River Sisters

Sutari

AAUU Records

Rating: ★★★

The female trio Sutari have a distinctive place in the Polish musical landscape. Kasia Kapela, Basia Songin and Zosia Zembrzuska...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

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