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Review of Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana

Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana

Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana

Ipecac Records

Rating: ★★★★

Now here’s an intriguing album. Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana is an impressive experimental guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from Italy who has built...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2024

Review of Comfort Food

Comfort Food

Kiran Ahluwalia

Top of the World

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★★★

Indo-Canadian singer Kiran Ahluwalia has flown somewhat under the radar in Europe, winning Songlines’ 2009 Best Newcomer award only after...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2024

Review of Halocline

Halocline

Malin Lewis

Hudson Records

Rating: ★★★★

What a blessing that we’ve come into a time of celebration and experimentation for the humble Scottish smallpipes and border...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: July/2024

Review of New Stories

New Stories

Eve Crazy & Mar Yo

Eve Crazy & Mar Yo

Rating: ★★★

This duo recording presents an intriguing clash of cultures. Eve Crazy is a Senegalese female rapper perhaps best-known as a...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2024

Review of Ship to Shore

Ship to Shore

Richard Thompson

Top of the World

New West Records

Rating: ★★★★

It’s been a fair few years since Thompson’s previous set, 2018’s excellent 13 Rivers. Here it’s more a case of...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2024

Review of The Kindest One

The Kindest One

Jorga Mesfin

Muzikawi

Rating: ★★★

Jorga Mesfin is a comparatively new kid on the Ethio-jazz block. The Ethiopian saxophonist also happens to be Mulatu Astatke’s...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2024

Review of Vari

Vari

Varijashree Venugopal

GroundUP Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Innovation born of mastery of tradition is a central tenet of GroundUP, the record label founded by Michael League. And...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2024

Review of Passeport

Passeport

LASS | Lass

Chapter Two Records / Wagram Music

Rating: ★★★

From the moment Lassana Sané, aka Lass, gently launches into the opening track ‘Massamba’, the listener is aware of the...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2024

Review of Parenthesis, I

Parenthesis, I

Josienne Clarke

Corduroy Punk

Rating: ★★★★

Now with a number of bold solo albums under her belt and a successful record label, it’s hard to remember...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: July/2024

Review of Pulled by the Stars

Pulled by the Stars

Clash Vooar

Clash Vooar

Rating: ★★★

‘Clash Vooar’ is Manx for Big Groove, and the band’s second album includes a batch of sturdy grooves, along with...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2024

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