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Review of Kurdistan

Kurdistan

Nishtiman

Accords Croisés

Rating: ★★★★

The seven-piece group Nishtiman, meaning ‘Homeland’, brings together five Kurdish musicians from the three main territories where the Kurds are...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Fair Warning

Fair Warning

The Rails

Island Records

Rating: ★★★★

Kami Thompson and James Walbourne's first release on Island's Pink Label imprint, once home to the likes of Fairport Convention,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of African Gems: Recordings by Charles Duvelle, Jos Gansemans, Benoit Quersin & David Fanshawe

African Gems: Recordings by Charles Duvelle, Jos Gansemans, Benoit Quersin & David Fanshawe

VARIOUS ARTISTS

SWP Records

Rating: ★★★

SWP Records never fail to surprise, educate and delight with their releases of traditional African field recordings. Their crowning glory...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Tjamuku Ngurra: Grandfather's Country

Tjamuku Ngurra: Grandfather's Country

Tjintu Desert Band

CAAMA Music

Rating: ★★★

Aboriginal desert reggae-rock has a history dating back to the late-70s, when Central Australian bands such as No Fixed Address...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Gamel

Gamel

00100

Thrill Jockey Records

Rating: ★★★

00100 is a cyber symbol for the middle finger gesture in a chat room or text message, and the name...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Cycling Music

Cycling Music

Richard Durrant

Long Man Records

Rating: ★★

Richard Durrant is a brave man – he is attempting to tour his new album around the UK by bike....

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Centenary: Words & Music of the Great War

Centenary: Words & Music of the Great War

Show of Hands with Jim Carter & Imelda Staunton

Mighty Village Records

Rating: ★★★★★

There will be few finer artistic tributes to the cataclysmic experience of World War I in this centenary year than...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Talk about the Weather

Talk about the Weather

Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra

Tea Pad Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Here is yet another product of the music factory that is the Folk and Traditional Music degree course at Newcastle...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Erguvan

Erguvan

DEM Ensemble

Top of the World

Felmay

Rating: ★★★★

This album consists mostly of folk repertoire from the Aegean region of Turkey, collected in the field by musicologist Ali...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Rumi Symphony Project Cycle 1: Untold

Rumi Symphony Project Cycle 1: Untold

Hafez Nazeri

Sony Classical

Rating: ★★★

Hafez Nazeri is the son of the renowned Iranian-Kurdish singer and instrumentalist Sharam Nazeri. He has set up an ambitious...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

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