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Review of Lullabies

Lullabies

Jackie Oates

ECC Records

Rating: ★★★★

Who else but Jackie Oates could deliver such a fine set of lullabies as this? Over the course of her...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Exile

Exile

Nuru Kane

Riverboat Records

Rating: ★★★

He calls his style ‘Baye Fall Gnawa’. But the religious music of the Baye Fall (a Senegalese Islamic sect) and...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Angelina

Angelina

The Bulgarian Voices Angelite

Jaro

Rating: ★★★★

The Bulgarian Voices Angelite, one of the more successful splinter groups formed from the ashes of the once lavishly funded...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Kabatronics

Kabatronics

Fanfara Tirana meets Transglobal Underground

World Village

Rating: ★★★

The irresistible draw here is Albania’s amazing brass band Fanfara Tirana, an 11-strong musical force of real magic. Transglobal Underground,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Blak & Blu

Blak & Blu

Kutcha

Kutch Edwards

Rating: ★★★★

Melbourne-based Aboriginal singer Kutcha Edwards is a big man with a big voice. A Mutti Mutti man, whose traditional country...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of The Best of the Black President 2

The Best of the Black President 2

Fela Kuti

Knitting Factory

Rating: ★★★★

This is consistently great music: a sublime mix of jazz, funk and a dreamy groove. Fela Kuti created a whole...

Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Heads

Heads

Osibisa

Repertoire Records

Rating: ★★★★

As a rock-obssessed teenager, I bought Osibisa’s self-titled debut album on its release in 1971 and its follow-up, Woyaya. I...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Noch Amul! Tango oyf Yiddish Vol 2

Noch Amul! Tango oyf Yiddish Vol 2

Karsten Troyke

Oriente Musik

Rating: ★★★

Karsten Troyke’s latest CD is a nostalgic tribute to the particular style of Yiddish tangos of the early 20th century....

Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Angels Without Wings

Angels Without Wings

Heidi Talbot

Navigator Records

Rating: ★★★

The list of guest players on Heidi Talbot’s new album is impressive, to say the least. Mark Knopfler contributes guitar...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Music to My Ears

Music to My Ears

Ricky Skaggs

Skaggs Family Records

Rating: ★★★

If Ricky Skaggs has ever made a bad record, I haven't heard it. Music to My Ears perfectly complements last...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2013

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