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Review of A Saami Requiem

A Saami Requiem

Gunnar Idenstam and Ola Stinnerbom

Toccata Next

Rating: ★★★★

This is the most extraordinary coming together of different musical worlds and cultures created by visionary musicians: the Swedish organist...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

Review of Djawla

Djawla

Anouar Kaddour Cherif

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★

Anouar Kaddour Cherif is a new face on the scene, at least around European parts. Three years ago, at the...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Dark Carnival

Dark Carnival

Kate Green

Kate Green

Rating: ★★★★

Kate Green is gifted with a fine voice; she uses it with feeling and precision, which makes her a terrific...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Ħadãeq

Ħadãeq

Mólo Sâyat

Zephyrus Records

Rating: ★★★

Formed in Belgium in 2010 Mólo Sâyat began life as a jam band, playing versions of the Mediterranean songs that...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Osmosi

Osmosi

Osmosi Trio

Felmay

Rating: ★★★★

Osmosi is a collage by three virtuoso Italian jazz-rock instrumentalists (Fabio Marconi, Alberto Pederneschi and Ivo Barbieri), blending styles from...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of A’ Ghrian

A’ Ghrian

Niteworks

Comann Music

Rating: ★★★★

The mighty Niteworks return with A’ Ghrian, their third album and one which marks a confident stride in their sound....

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Live in San Javier 2021

Live in San Javier 2021

Matthieu Saglio Quartet & Guests

Pulpito Records

Rating: ★★★

French-born agronomist-turned-cellist Matthieu Saglio reprises his 2020 top-selling album El Camino de los Vientos (reviewed in the July 2020 issue,...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Lamenta

Lamenta

Xanthoula Dakovanou

Quartsupde Lune/UVM

Rating: ★★

Even without any knowledge of the Greek language whatsoever, it’s not hard to guess the central theme of this album...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Pyhä Veri Vuotaa

Pyhä Veri Vuotaa

Pelkkä Poutanen

Top of the World

Eclipse Music

Rating: ★★★★

The early morning mist rolls in across the water and pulls you into a hidden landscape; it’s enticing, haunting, mesmerising,...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Flash de Mémoire

Flash de Mémoire

Mélisande [électrotrad]

Les Disques Passeport

Rating: ★★★

The concept of marrying traditional songs with heavy electronic dance music is a curious one, conjuring notions of the Pet...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

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