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Review of Mam Yinne Wa

Mam Yinne Wa

Algote Oho & His Sounds of Joy

Philophon

Rating: ★★★★

Algote Oho is a Frafra gospel singer who cut his musical teeth performing in churches and festivals all over Ghana,...

Reviewed by Tim Clarke-Romain in issue: March/2020

Review of Vayter

Vayter

Anne Kalmering & Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic

Kakafon Records

Rating: ★★★

In Vayter, vocalist Anne Kalmering joins Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic, comprised of accordionist Miriam Oldenburg, cellist Isabel Blommé and violinist Semmy...

Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: March/2020

Review of Hämeen Lauluja

Hämeen Lauluja

Anne-Mari Kivimäki & Palomylly

Nordic Notes

Rating: ★★★

This is the fourth release of this Finnish trio of multi-instrumentalists comprised of Anne-Mari Kivimäki on notka (accordion), vocals and...

Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: March/2020

Review of Antoinette Konan

Antoinette Konan

Antoinette Konan

Awesome Tapes from Africa

Rating: ★★

This 1986 recording predates the coupé-décalé phenomenon and launched a career that saw Antoinette Konan become a popular public figure...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2020

Review of 12 Inches of Dub

12 Inches of Dub

Roots Radics

VP Records

Rating: ★★★★

During the late 1970s, the Jamaican music scene was completely reconfigured when aspiring producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes began working with...

Reviewed by David Katz in issue: March/2020

Review of Josef Josef

Josef Josef

Josef Josef

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

Eric Slabiak, the driving force behind Josef Josef, was for many years part of Les Yeux Noirs alongside his brother...

Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: March/2020

Review of Líquido

Líquido

Deco Ensemble

RecArt

Rating: ★★★

Opening with ‘Triunfal’, a typically lyrical, mood-swinging Astor Piazzolla number, this UK-based quintet set out the stall of their second...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2020

Review of Tàradh

Tàradh

Simon Thacker's Ritmata

Slap the Moon Records

Rating: ★★★★

Although the quartet have been making music together since 2006, this is Simon Tacker's Ritmata's debut album. It is worth...

Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: March/2020

Review of Magic Nights

Magic Nights

Christ Moore

Columbia

Rating: ★★★★

Fifty years after his debut LP, Christ Moore's latest solo offering sees the Irish icon trawling though his live back...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2020

Review of Les Bateaux

Les Bateaux

Mamadou Kelly

Clermont Music

Rating: ★★★★

Malian guitarist and singer Mamadou Kelly is a graduate of the bands of both Ali Farka Touré and Afel Bocoum,...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2020

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