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Review of Beauties

Beauties

Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret

Mississippi Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The first full reissue since its initial release in 1976, Beauties features the two enigmatic female singers Aselefech Ashine and...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2023

Review of The Beautiful Road

The Beautiful Road

Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly

Claddagh Records

Rating: ★★★★

Kíla frontman Rónán Ó Snodaigh and fellow musician and film-maker Myles O’Reilly's first outing together on disc, 2021's Tá Go...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2023

Review of Distancia

Distancia

Solidaridad Tango

Solidaridad Tango

Rating: ★★★★

Distancia is the debut album from Solidaridad Tango, North America's only all-female tango orchestra. Founded by Canadian resident Aparna Halpé...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: October/2023

Review of Colours of the Night

Colours of the Night

Maalem Mahmoud Gania

Hive Mind Records

Rating: ★★★★

The third album from the sacred Sufi trance music of the Moroccan Gnawa people is one of the great traditions...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2023

Review of Suites

Suites

Sitardust

homerecords.be

Rating: ★★★

There is a lot to like on this diverse album, the second put together and led by Brussels-based sitarist Joachim...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2023

Review of Un Nuevo Amanecer

Un Nuevo Amanecer

Pedro Ricardo & Damián Botigué

Canela en Surco

Rating: ★★★

A debut collaboration from Spain that fuses tradition with modern ‘broken beat’ Latin music. Pedro Ricardo, originally from Portugal, and...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023

Review of Lettres Ouverts Aux…

Lettres Ouverts Aux…

Lounès Matoub

Elmir Records

Rating: ★★★★

This is the 25th anniversary of both Lounès Matoub's assassination and the original release of this, his final album, and...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023

Review of Like a River

Like a River

Muito Kaballa

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★★

Muito Kaballa are a nine-piece collective based in Cologne, Germany, that formed in 2019; now, just a few years on,...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023

Review of Five Seasons

Five Seasons

Eje Eje

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★★

Best known for his work with the Turkish psych-influenced Şatellites, Itamar Klüger is a multi-instrumentalist with a key role in...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023

Review of Terra Boa

Terra Boa

Jonny Wickham

Fresh Sound Records

Rating: ★★★★

This debut album from London bassist, composer and bandleader Jonny Wickham presents a heartfelt love letter to Afro-Brazilian rhythmic traditions....

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2023

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