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Review of Daqa'iq Tudaiq

Daqa'iq Tudaiq

Jerusalem in My Heart

Constellation Records

Rating: ★★★★

Away from his work with various North American alt-rock bands such as Suuns and BIG|BRAVE, the Canadian-based composer/producer Radwan Ghazi...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018

Review of Muraqaba

Muraqaba

Fanna-fi-Allah

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

Fanna-fi-Allah, meaning ‘To Annihilate the Self,’ is the name of a Canadian-American group specialising in qawwali, the devotional music of...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: December/2018

Review of Kohesia

Kohesia

Kate Pass

Kate Pass

Rating: ★★★

Kohesia provides an unlikely connection between Perth and Persia. Inspired by ex-pat Iranian musicians such as vocalist Tara Tiba, Australian...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2018

Review of Starfall

Starfall

Slow Moving Clouds

Slow Moving Clouds

Rating: ★★★★

Dublin-based string trio Slow Moving Clouds hit the mark with their 2015 debut, Os, a melding of delicate, warm melodies,...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2018

Review of La Tradition Américaine

La Tradition Américaine

The Blue Dahlia

Innsbruck Records

Rating: ★★★★

La Tradition Américaine is the second album by The Blue Dahlia, a pan-Atlantic project led by Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter and ukulele...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2018

Review of Akoustikòs

Akoustikòs

Agricantus

CNI Records

Rating: ★★★★

Blending their southern Italian roots with influences and instruments from Arabia, North Africa and the Touareg people of the Sahara,...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: December/2018

Review of Motel Llamado Mentira

Motel Llamado Mentira

Vinila Von Bismark

Cachucha Records

Rating: ★★★

With a background in burlesque and theatre, the Spanish singer known as Vinila von Bismark uses music as a very...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2018

Review of Round #1

Round #1

Boxing Banjo

Boxing Banjo

Rating: ★★★

Boxing Banjo's debut on disc arrives trailing competition glory for the County Mayo quartet, who together have amassed more than...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2018

Review of Cohesion

Cohesion

Anchorsong

Tru Thoughts

Rating: ★★★

The third full-length offering from London-based producer Masaaki Yoshida sees him turn his hand to material inspired by Bollywood soundtracks...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2018

Review of Resilience

Resilience

Samite

Samite Music

Rating: ★★★★

Musician, humanitarian and photographer Samite has dedicated his career to the exploration of the power of music as a healing...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2018

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