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Review of World on the Ground

World on the Ground

Sarah Jarosz

Rounder

Rating: ★★★★

Sarah Jarosz's fifth studio release is the product of a new collaboration with musician, songwriter and producer Josh Leventhal. Known...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Erzulie

Erzulie

Yilian Cañizares

Top of the World

Planeta Y

Rating: ★★★★★

Yilian Cañizares’ credentials are impeccable: born in Havana, she mastered violin in Caracas’ El Sistema programme, debuted dashingly at the...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Sins We Made

Sins We Made

Harrow Fair

Roaring Girl Records

Rating: ★★★★

The second outing from Canadian duo Harrow Fair – Miranda Mulholland (from Great Lake Swimmers) and Andrew Penner (musician and...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Shadows on the Moon

Shadows on the Moon

Midnight Skyracer

Island Records

Rating: ★★★★

O sister, where art thou? Not necessarily anywhere near the Appalachians, it seems. Midnight Skyracer's 2018 debut Fire proved that...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of APKÁ!

APKÁ!

Céu

Six Degrees Records

Rating: ★★

Brazilian singer Céu's output is not so prolific given her well-established profile over more than 15 years. This is only...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Travesseiro Feliz

Travesseiro Feliz

Ricardo Richaid

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★

Travesseiro Feliz (Happy Pillow) opens with a Brazilian alt-rock groove, setting the stage for the psychedelic fusion this album promises....

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of 25 Trips

25 Trips

Sierra Hull

Roundel

Rating: ★★★★

Sierra Hull's voice is as sparkling clear as a glacial stream tinged with just the right shad of Tennessee twang....

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Review of Rey de Mi Folclor Vallenato y Cumbia Colombiana

Rey de Mi Folclor Vallenato y Cumbia Colombiana

Beto Jamaica

OM Pioducciones

Rating: ★

Ever since Carlos Vives turned to the style in the early 90s, vallenato reinstated itself as one of Colombia's most-cherished...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Review of Miss Colombia

Miss Colombia

Lido Pimienta

Top of the World

ANTI-

Rating: ★★★★★

Lido Pimienta calls her third album ‘a cynical love letter’ to her home country and the Colombian people. Based in...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Review of Átimo

Átimo

Ian Lasserre

Ajabu!

Rating: ★★★

There has been an intriguing Sweden-Salvador, Brazil connection establishing itself of late, with Swedish producer Sebastian Notini working with Tiganá...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

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