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Review of Connexion

Connexion

Peppino D'Agostino

Peppino D''Agostino Music

Rating: ★★★

With his first solo album in six years, the US-based Italian guitarist and composer puts his warm, ear-enveloping signature tone...

Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: June/2020

Review of Good Times Older

Good Times Older

Jack Sharp

From Here Records

Rating: ★★★

While there hasThnever been a dearthThof men picking upThacoustic guitars andThrecording folkThalbums, there hasThbeen a notable slew of them recently.ThImpressive...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2020

Review of L'Udová Hudba Pokošovci 2

L'Udová Hudba Pokošovci 2

Pokošovci Band

Tradana

Rating: ★★★

Pokošovci Band are a Slovak Gypsy group largely made up of members of the Pokoš family. They are based in...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2020

Review of Hypernova

Hypernova

Jiggy

Big Beat Music

Rating: ★★★★

This seven-piece collective are back with their much anticipated second album following the success of their debut, Translate, in 2017....

Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: June/2020

Review of Taiko Do: Echo of the Soul

Taiko Do: Echo of the Soul

KyoShinDo

ARC Music

Rating: ★★

As we saw in the March issue (#155), the craze for Japanese taiko drumming is far reaching. KyoShinDo are a...

Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: June/2020

Review of My Enemy, My Love

My Enemy, My Love

Mentrix

House of Strength Records Vinyl & Digital Only

Rating: ★★★★

Iranian-born singer Mentrix's debut combines rhythms of the daf (frame drum) with haunting Gothic melodies and engaging electronics. Opener ‘Nature’...

Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: June/2020

Review of Indigo Soul

Indigo Soul

Unnati

Indigo Soul

Rating: ★★★

A confident and exhilarating album, Indigo Soul suffers slightly from a trade description issue. Unnati is presented as a ‘London...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2020

Review of Lua Cheia

Lua Cheia

Let Drum Beat

Let Drum Beat

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded in São Paulo, the first crowd-funded album by the London-based group Let Drum Beat mixes maracatu, forró de rabeca,...

Reviewed by Charlie Long in issue: June/2020

Review of Sian

Sian

Sian

SIAN Music

Rating: ★★★★

Featuring three of Scotland's finest young Gaelic singers – Eilidh Cormack, Ceitlin Lilidh and Ellen MacDonald – Sian espouse a...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: June/2020

Review of Button Box Breakdown: Old Time Music on the Cajun Accordion

Button Box Breakdown: Old Time Music on the Cajun Accordion

Peter Croft with Mark Jones & Hazel Fairbairn

Peter Croft Music

Rating: ★★★★

Button Box Breakdown is an understated and unpretentious instrumental album performed with charm and plenty of musical dexterity. Peter Croft...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2020

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