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Review of Djeli

Djeli

Ba Cissoko

Cristal Records

Rating: ★★★

With Ba Cissoko, great musicianship is always guaranteed. A kora player from Guinea, he is perhaps still best known for...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2017

Review of Pixvae

Pixvae

Pixvae

Buda Musique

Rating: ★

Unbelievably, the same musicians responsible for the sublime recent album by Nilamayé are involved in this hard-to-digest release. If your...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017

Review of Forge

Forge

Inlay

Inlay

Rating: ★★★★

This young four-piece came together on the music course at the University of East Anglia and the expansiveness of the...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2017

Review of Yo Amanecí

Yo Amanecí

Andrés Landero

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★★

Since his death in 2000, the reputation of Andrés Landero has continued to grow, both in Colombia and around the...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017

Review of All Covered with Moss

All Covered with Moss

Alison Perkins & Nicolas Brown

Alison Perkins & Nicola Brown

Rating: ★★★★

All Covered with Moss, the debut offering from Detroit, Michigan-based duo Alison Perkins and Nicolas Brown, arrives as the pair...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2017

Review of Acatao

Acatao

Indialucia

CM Records

Rating: ★★★

The ancient link between Indian and Andalusian music – especially flamenco – via migrating Roma people has long been an...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2017

Review of Passport

Passport

Omar Rahbany

RYP Productions

Rating: ★★★

Born in Lebanon into a family with a rich artistic history, 27-year-old pianist Rahbany's debut album is an ambitious work...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017

Review of Macondo Revisitado: The Roots of Subtropical Music Uruguay 1975-1979

Macondo Revisitado: The Roots of Subtropical Music Uruguay 1975-1979

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★★

Uruguay, along with Chile and Argentina, is prone to identity crises when it comes to defining its musical legacy. It...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2017

Review of Havana Night Sessions at Abdala Studios

Havana Night Sessions at Abdala Studios

The Gypsy Cuban Project

Universal Music Romania

Rating: ★★★

Of all the mash-ups in all the world, this Romani-Cuban musical summit had to happen one day. And it was...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2017

Review of Young Iranian Female Voices: Songs in the Mist

Young Iranian Female Voices: Songs in the Mist

VARIOUS ARTISTS

KKV Records

Rating: ★★★★

This is a result of ten young Iranian female singers having gone to record in Norway. Women singers performing in...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: April/2017

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