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Review of Yours to Break

Yours to Break

The East Pointers

East Pointers Music

Rating: ★★★

During the writing of their third album, the three East Pointers were scattered across the globe, each a long way...

Reviewed in issue March/2020

Review of Somos

Somos

Villalobos Brothers

Villalobos Brothers

Rating: ★★★

Behind mestizo musics often lie unique stories. In the case of the three Villalobos brothers, it's a tale for our...

Reviewed in issue March/2020

Review of Vivencias en Clave Cubana

Vivencias en Clave Cubana

Kiki Valera

Origin Records

Rating: ★★★

Kiki Valera is a fantastic cuatro (double-coursed, steel-strung guitar, much like a tres but with one extra string) player. Valera,...

Reviewed in issue March/2020

Review of Down in Jamaica: 40 Years of VP Records

Down in Jamaica: 40 Years of VP Records

VARIOUS ARTISTS

VP Records VINYL BOX SET

Rating: ★★★★★

Jamaican record producer Vincent Chin began in the jukebox trade, establishing the iconic Randy's Records shop at 17 North Parade...

Reviewed in issue March/2020

Review of The Linval Tompson Trojan Roots Album Collection

The Linval Tompson Trojan Roots Album Collection

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Doctor Bird

Rating: ★★★

He may not be a huge name in the world of reggae, but Linval Tompson is much more than a...

Reviewed in issue March/2020

Review of Modern Old-Time Sounds for the Bluegrass and Folksong Jamboree

Modern Old-Time Sounds for the Bluegrass and Folksong Jamboree

The Lonesome Ace Stringband

The Lonesome Ace Stringband

Rating: ★★★★

Jamboree is a wonderful, whimsical American word, which generally refers to a lavish, rambunctious celebration or part invariably involving music,...

Reviewed in issue March/2020

Review of Festival Jump-Up

Festival Jump-Up

Lord Tanamo & Friends

Doctor Bird

Rating: ★★★★★

Now, the first CD here is something of a revelation, containing as it does the first ever reissue of Lord...

Reviewed in issue March/2020

Review of Yesun

Yesun

Roberto Fonseca

Top of the World

Wagram Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Roberto Fonseca moves into iconic status with a trio album that cements his legacy as one of the finest pianists...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Recife • 19

Recife • 19

DJ Dolores

Top of the World

Sterns Music

Rating: ★★★★★

While it might not be erupting in the manner of Barcelona or Hong Kong, the north-eastern Brazilian metropolis of Recife...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Sketches

Sketches

Natalie MacMaster

Linus

Rating: ★★★★

Natalie MacMaster is Canadian fiddle royalty, with a bulging cabinet of awards and an address book of artists (from Béla...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2020

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