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Review of Mediterranean Songs

Mediterranean Songs

Melos

Accords Croisés

Rating: ★★★

Melos is an ambitious gathering of the musical traditions of three Mediterranean countries – Spain, Tunisia and Greece. The album’s...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012

Review of Dust and Dirt

Dust and Dirt

The Black Seeds

Proville Records

Rating: ★★★

Kiwi reggae has long forged a name for itself domestically, but it’s only in the last decade or so that...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: July/2012

Review of Ruminantia

Ruminantia

Horses Brawl

Brawl Records

Rating: ★★★★

From their beginnings as an enjoyable, slightly quirky, folk-inflected early music band, Horses Brawl have developed into a very different...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2012

Review of Picnic

Picnic

The Hut People

Fellside

Rating: ★★★

Otherwise known as accordionist Sam Pirt andpercussionist Gary Hammond, The Hut People bring to their second full-length album much of...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2012

Review of Eastern Bloc Funk Experience

Eastern Bloc Funk Experience

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Nascente

Rating: ★

The compilation label Nascente have done a brilliant job in compiling hot funk albums from across the globe – my...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2012

Review of African Metropolitan Music

African Metropolitan Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

musicforarchitecture

Rating: ★★★★

Over the past decade, the celebrated architect David Adjaye has visited every African country, photographing the architecture of a full...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: July/2012

Review of Céu e Mar

Céu e Mar

Leila Pinheiro & Nelson Faria

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Leila Pinheiro has an amazing CV; over 30 years she has recorded 16 albums; she has collaborated with the likes...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2012

Review of In the Shadow of Stromboli

In the Shadow of Stromboli

The Long Notes

Hobgoblin Records

Rating: ★★★★

Reel magic in the form of ‘Rockin the Boat’, a rollicking instrumental set of three tunes from Galway and Québec,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012

Review of The Living Room Sessions, Part 1

The Living Room Sessions, Part 1

Ravi Shankar

Top of the World

East Meets West Music

Rating: ★★★★

Coming fast on the heels of his Nine Decades series – which featured some brilliant tracks from the early days...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2012

Review of Worlds Kaleid

Worlds Kaleid

Kamerunga

Independent

Rating: ★★★★

With the traditional Australian folkie/ bush music scene struggling to remain relevant in recent years – the result of an...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2012

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