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Review of Borders Behind

Borders Behind

Adnan Joubran

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

You can understand the youngest of the three Joubran brothers wanting to branch out and record his own album. Le...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of 1970-1987

1970-1987

Ry Cooder

Rhino/Warner

Rating: ★★★★★

If you ever wondered how Cooder morphed from 1960s session guitarist for The Rolling Stones and The Monkees into the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Si Vita Si

Si Vita Si

Barbara Furtuna

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

If you're imagining Barbara Furtuna as a comely chanteuse from mainland France – perhaps you've spotted that Jacques Brel's ‘Song...

Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Saulem Ai

Saulem Ai

Violons Barbares

World Village

Rating: ★★★

A galloping, multicoloured horse brightens the cover of Saulem Ai (My Beloved), an appropriate emblem for the music of this...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of These Changing Skies

These Changing Skies

Elephant Revival

Top of the World

Itz Evolving Records

Rating: ★★★★

Like an Americanised version of Pentangle, Elephant Revival apply Superior instrumental acumen, idiosyncratic style, and a knack for compelling writing...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records (1917-1927) Volume One

The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records (1917-1927) Volume One

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Revenant Records/Third Man

Rating: ★★★★★

Think of this as a time capsule. But not just any time capsule. This is more like a 10kg, bunker-busting...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Origines

Origines

Ahamada Smis

Colombe Records

Rating: ★★★★

For his second full-length album, Marseille-based urban poet Ahamada Smis has pointed his musical compass towards the country of his...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Proa

Proa

Tremor

Wonderwheel Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

For anyone who thinks Argentina is only about tango, then think again. Over the last decade, a new mashed-up sound...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Beauty and Butchery

Beauty and Butchery

The Long Hill Ramblers

Long Hill Ramblers

Rating: ★★★★

The long hill in question happens to be found in the Sussex countryside, where these musicians live. Yet the band...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Vivo

Vivo

La Chiva Gantiva

Top of the World

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★★

It is no surprise that this band formed around three Colombian percussionists, because nearly every track has at its core...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2014

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