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Review of Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet

Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet

Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet

Adventure Music

Rating: ★★★★

With this latest entry in his Adventure Music catalogue, mandolin maestro Mike Marshall and the renowned Turtle Island Quartet have...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2014

Review of Magnetica

Magnetica

Quantic

Tru Thoughts

Rating: ★★★★

It’s no exaggeration to say that fans of Quantic’s early work will be rejoicing at the arrival of Magnetica. Those...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2014

Review of Soneros de Siempre

Soneros de Siempre

Feverson

Tumi Music

Rating: ★★★

Not least among the multitude of treats lavished upon participants on the last Songlines Music Travel tour of Cuba was...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014

Review of I’d Understand You if I Knew What You Meant

I’d Understand You if I Knew What You Meant

Craobh Rua

BTB Records

Rating: ★★★★

This, the sixth album from Craobh Rua, proves to be the most sophisticated offering yet from the Belfast-based quintet. It’s...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2014

Review of Alego

Alego

Anyango

Jowi Music

Rating: ★★

Named after a Kenyan village near Lake Victoria, the fourth album from Tokyo-based Anyango is much of the same pleasant...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2014

Review of A Thousand Thoughts

A Thousand Thoughts

Kronos Quartet

Top of the World

Nonesuch Records

Rating: ★★★★★

David Harrington and his colleagues have long been intrepid world music adventurers, expanding the string quartet repertoire with works from...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2014

Review of The Whiting’s on the Wall

The Whiting’s on the Wall

Belshazzar’s Feast

Unearthed

Rating: ★★★★★

Paul Sartin and Paul Hutchinson just can’t help themselves. If ever one tune reminds them of another - for even...

Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: June/2014

Review of Gala de la Chanson Francarabe

Gala de la Chanson Francarabe

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Milan Music

Rating: ★★★★★

This wonderfully savoury compilation comes from a field still relatively little known in world music circles, in spite of the...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014

Review of Crows’ Bones

Crows’ Bones

Martin Green

Top of the World

Reveal Records

Rating: ★★★★

Opera North, who originally commissioned this project as a live, touring event, clearly have a refreshingly broad idea of what...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2014

Review of Brut de Bratsch 1973-2013

Brut de Bratsch 1973-2013

Bratsch

World Village (3 CDs & DVD)

Rating: ★★★★★

For their 40th anniversary last year, this veteran French group have released a blockbuster of a commemorative set: not only...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014

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