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Review of Addis Through the Looking Glass

Addis Through the Looking Glass

Dub Colossus

Top of the World

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Given that Dub Colossus's debut, A Town Called Addis, was one of the best albums of 2008 and that this...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2011

Review of The Stone Turntable

The Stone Turntable

Transglobal Underground

Mule/Cadiz Music

Rating: ★★★★

Transglobal Underground were there at the start, shaking up the London club scene with their beats-driven fusion and proudly hippy...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2011

Review of Agadez

Agadez

Bombino

Top of the World

Cumbancha Discovery

Rating: ★★★★★

Omara Moctar earned the nickname Bombino when he was 12 years old – a mere bambino exiled from his native...

Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: July/2011

Review of Pratibha

Pratibha

Nikhil Banerjee

Navras Records

Rating: ★★★★

One of 20th century India's truly great musicians, the Bengali sitar player Nikhil Banerjee, had an exceptional grasp of the...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2011

Review of The New Adventures of Jassi Sidhu

The New Adventures of Jassi Sidhu

Jassi Sidhu

Moviebox

Rating: ★★★

This is a re-release of Sidhu's third solo album, originally released in 2008. He came to fame as part of...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2011

Review of Afritanga – The Sound of AfroColombia

Afritanga – The Sound of AfroColombia

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Trikont

Rating: ★★★★

For many people, Colombia is the land of Shakira and high octane salsa. Bogotá bursts with salsa clubs and Cali...

Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: July/2011

Review of How Shall I Say?

How Shall I Say?

Pooja Goswami Pavan

Innova

Rating: ★★★★

Ghazals are at the core of the Urdu literary tradition, which reached its zenith in North India during the 1...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2011

Review of The Imam Baildi Cookbook

The Imam Baildi Cookbook

Imam Baildi

Kukin Music

Rating: ★★★

This is the second album by the Athens-based band, and it's nothing if not varied. Taking some of their own...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2011

Review of Blind Note

Blind Note

Various Artists

Top of the World

Muziek Publique

Rating: ★★★★★

Muziek Publique is a young label with just three CDs in their catalogue. Their latest, Blind Note, deserves to bring...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011

Review of Follow Me Down

Follow Me Down

Sarah Jarosz

Top of the World

Sugar Hill Records

Rating: ★★★★

When your big break comes at the age of 12, jamming on-stage with the likes of Ricky Skaggs and David...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2011

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