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Review of Els Ignorants

Els Ignorants

Rumba Vella

Taller de Musics

Rating: ★★★

Three of the five musicians in the Barcelona-based Rumba Vella are part of Rumbamazigha (reviewed in #77), a project that...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of The North Star Grassman and The Ravens

The North Star Grassman and The Ravens

Sandy Denny

Island/Universal

Rating: ★★★★

The classic status of Sandy Denny's first solo album is assured, and the recent archival activity surrounding her career –...

Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Live at the BBC

Live at the BBC

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

Island/Universal

Rating: ★★★★★

Richard Thompson fans require deep pockets. This is not the first box-set to concentrate on the man's extensive oeuvre, and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Brazil: Sambossica 3

Brazil: Sambossica 3

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Afro Baile Records

Rating: ★★

There is so much exciting music coming out of Brazil right now. However you wouldn’t think so from Sambossica 3....

Reviewed by DJ Cliffy in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of The Havana Suite

The Havana Suite

Ahmed Dickinson & Trio Mestizo

Cubafilin Records

Rating: ★★★

With the current vogue for sharp-edged Cuban sounds – funky timba, relentless reggaeton, heavy duty salsa dura – showing no...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of VisaFree

VisaFree

RotFront

Essay Recordings

Rating: ★★

A Ukrainian, two Hungarians, an Australian and five Germans walk into a recording studio, and… well, I wish I could...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Neptune

Neptune

Eliza Carthy

HemHem Records

Rating: ★★★★

2008's Dreams of Breathing Under– water, an album of original tunes, was a long time coming, and it felt as...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011

Review of The Scoville Units

The Scoville Units

The Scoville Units

Get Real Records

Rating: ★★★

This British folk group have come together from all over the folk and acoustic scene. Banjo player Leon Hunt and...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2011

Review of With Love

With Love

Yom & the Wonder Rabbis

Buda Musique

Rating: ★

The self-styled ‘King of klezmer clarinet’ is back with an album that sees him and his band drawn as Marvel...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2011

Review of Taranta Container

Taranta Container

Nidi D'Arac

Tarantulae

Rating: ★★★

Led by Lecce-born singer and author Alessandro Coppola, Nidi d'Arac have mingled traditional repertoires from Salento in south-east Italy with...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2011

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