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Review of Beyond Istanbul II: Urban Sounds of Turkey

Beyond Istanbul II: Urban Sounds of Turkey

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Trikont US0398

Rating: ★★★★

Ipek Ipekçiolu has done it again. Her well-programmed selection leads the listener through a dreamy path of discovery, with fun...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: March/2010

Review of Uncensored Folk Music of Austria

Uncensored Folk Music of Austria

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Arhoolie CD 454/455

Rating: ★★★

These are two wonderfully down-home compilations of folk musicians, mainly recorded in Austria by Arhoolie boss Chris Strachwitz in 1967...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010

Review of The Kankobela of the Batonga Vol 1

The Kankobela of the Batonga Vol 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sharp Wood Productions SWP036

Rating: ★★★★★

Once fishermen and farmers on the rich alluvial banks of the Zambezi, the Batonga were driven at gun¬point from their...

Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: March/2010

Review of Modal Tapestry

Modal Tapestry

Ken Zuckerman & Friends

Living Music Traditions LMTCD3009

Rating: ★★

This disc is more in the nature of jazz-influenced mood music than anything else, and a long way from the...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2010

Review of Off The Map

Off The Map

The Silk Road Ensemble

World Village 468095

Rating: ★★★

The Silk Road Ensemble has an impressive musical pedigree, founded by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and boasting musicians such as...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2010

Review of Devla (Blown Away To Dancefloor Heaven)

Devla (Blown Away To Dancefloor Heaven)

Boban i Marko MarkoviC Orkestar

Piranha CDPIR 2339

Rating: ★★★★

Boban Markovic, one of European music’s top trumpet players, has been playing explosive Balkan Gypsy tunes for longer than almost...

Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010

Review of Übersee

Übersee

La Brass Banda

Top of the World

Full Price

Rating: ★★★★★

The Süddeutsche funkateers are back with a bang. For those listeners who were lucky enough to stumble across last year's...

Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010

Review of Friends & Family of Hawai’i

Friends & Family of Hawai’i

Amy Hanaiali’i

Mountain Apple URCD8634

Rating: ★★

With four Grammy nominations and numerous local awards to her credit, vocalist Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom is Hawaii’s best-selling female artist....

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2010

Review of Dreams of Andalusia

Dreams of Andalusia

Joglaresa

Metronome METCD1062

Rating: ★★★

It was only a couple of issues ago that Joglaresa’s Dancing in Tetouan was reviewed in Songlines (#62) and it...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010

Review of Qin: Celestial Music for Qin and Xiao

Qin: Celestial Music for Qin and Xiao

Deng Hong & Chen Shasha

Caprice Records CAP21818

Rating: ★★★★

The qin has a small but fanatical following, both in China and abroad. This is the seven-string zither that appears...

Reviewed by Rowan Pease in issue: March/2010

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