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Review of Hysterrae

Hysterrae

Hysterrae

Linfa

Rating: ★★★★★

This album brings together four musicians, all women, from three different traditions who draw on music from Afghanistan to southern...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2024

Review of Vision of Three

Vision of Three

Northern Resonance

Trad Records

Rating: ★★★★

In 2017 Swedish viola d’amore player Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers started to realise her dream of establishing a string trio grounded...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2024

Review of Losean

Losean

JO BISSA x KAN

Babani Records

Rating: ★★★

This is a curious, patchily atmospheric album created by two artists who have never met. JO BISSA is a Dutch...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024

Review of Delight

Delight

Arushi Jain

Top of the World

Leaving Records

Rating: ★★★★★

With 2021’s Under the Lilac Sky, Arushi Jain announced herself as a gifted alchemist of electronica and Hindustani music through...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2024

Review of Toc de Crida

Toc de Crida

Toc de Crida

Microscopi

Rating: ★★★

Every musician that picks up on tradition sooner or later must decide whether they try to stay true to an...

Reviewed by Goncalo Frota in issue: April/2024

Review of Mburu

Mburu

Jean-Paul Raffit & Paamath

homerecords.be

Rating: ★★★★

Raffit is a French composer and jazz and blues guitarist who 15 years ago founded the Chambre d’Hôte Orchestra. One...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2024

Review of Hinamarama

Hinamarama

Maisey Rika

Maisey Rika

Rating: ★★★★

In 1997 at age 13 Aotearoa, New Zealand Māori songstress Maisey Rika was featured performing traditional songs (waiata) with her...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: April/2024

Review of Essia

Essia

Wajdi Riahi Trio

Fresh Sound New Talent

Rating: ★★★★

Tunisian-born, Brussels-based pianist Wajdi Riahi is undoubtedly adept at composing and performing melodically and rhythmically complex contemporary jazz. Aided ably...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2024

Review of songdreaming

songdreaming

Sam Lee

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★★

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the face of technological advance, we have seen an...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024

Review of While You Wait

While You Wait

Little North

ACT

Rating: ★★★★

While You Wait is Little North’s sixth album and the trio seem unstoppable as they continue to cement their place...

Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: April/2024

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