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Review of Imaginary Soundtrack

Imaginary Soundtrack

Paolo Russo

Odradek Records

Rating: ★★★

The newest album by the prolific Copenhagen-based composer Paolo Russo is inspired by music for the films of his native...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Cairo Moon

Cairo Moon

Al Qahwa

Al Qahwa

Rating: ★★★★

This exciting album is rooted in a rich Middle Eastern soundscape. It's performed by a Canada-based quartet of musicians hailing...

Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Esantronics

Esantronics

Apichat Pakwan

Animist Records VINYL & DIGITAL ONLY

Rating: ★★★★

This is the debut recording of the Dutch-Isan (North-east Thai, also spelled Esan) hybrid music collective, which was recorded at...

Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde

Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ostinato Records

Rating: ★★★★

Anyone who has come across Madonna's latest album may have noticed the singer's recent love affair with Cape Verdean music....

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Diwan

Diwan

Shahbaz Hussain & Helen Anahita Wilson

Golden Girl Records

Rating: ★★★

East meets West, a musical plot line as near-universal as boy meets girl, provides the basis for this new collaboration...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Lust

Lust

Louisa Lyne & Di Yiddishe Kapelye

Maestro Music

Rating: ★★★

Winning Der Idisher Idol 2019 has brought Louisa Lyne and her group Di Yiddishe Kapelye into prominence. Released on September...

Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Yesun

Yesun

Roberto Fonseca

Top of the World

Wagram Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Roberto Fonseca moves into iconic status with a trio album that cements his legacy as one of the finest pianists...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Saraba Sufiyana

Saraba Sufiyana

Rafiki Jazz

Konimusic

Rating: ★★★

Rafiki Jazz, the global band who bring together all manner of musicians so to demonstrate that music knows no borders,...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Postcards and Pocketbooks: The Best of Bella Hardy

Postcards and Pocketbooks: The Best of Bella Hardy

Bella Hardy

Noe Records

Rating: ★★★★

With a career stretching back to her early teens as a member of The Pack, a 12-piece that graced the...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Recife • 19

Recife • 19

DJ Dolores

Top of the World

Sterns Music

Rating: ★★★★★

While it might not be erupting in the manner of Barcelona or Hong Kong, the north-eastern Brazilian metropolis of Recife...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

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