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    BHUTAN/FRANCE: Rain of Blessings: Vajra Chants - Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel
    Danny Wiser
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    BHUTAN/FRANCE: Rain of Blessings: Vajra Chants - Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel

    Serenity, spirituality and sanctity feature as strands of this phenomenal collaboration between two musical devotees When many in the...
    COMOROS: Wassi Wassi - Maalesh
    Danny Wiser
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    COMOROS: Wassi Wassi - Maalesh

    Comoros' cross-continental culture is embodied by Maalesh's debut album ‘Africa’s moon islands’ AKA the Comoros, has this affectionate...
    ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: Ghetto Vibes - King Short Shirt
    Danny Wiser
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: Ghetto Vibes - King Short Shirt

    Cricket statistics and anti-colonialist calypso, what more could you want in an album? White people in the West, with little exposure to...
    ALGERIA: Tenere - Afous D'Afous
    Danny Wiser
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    ALGERIA: Tenere - Afous D'Afous

    Kader Tarhanine and co demonstrate their talents in this glorious Tuareg blues album and inadvertently shine a light on some of the...
    IRELAND: Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    IRELAND: Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

    It would be criminal to suggest that the record is simply a one hit wonder as Thin Lizzy blow the roof off, allowing their audience to...
    NORTH MACEDONIA: King Ferus - Ferus Mustafov
    Joel Dwek
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    NORTH MACEDONIA: King Ferus - Ferus Mustafov

    Rattling along at a breakneck pace, King Ferus shows off his abundant talents in this album of Balkan brass The American actor and writer...
    Interview: Break It All (Rompan Todo) - Nicolas Entel
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 11 min

    Interview: Break It All (Rompan Todo) - Nicolas Entel

    Documentary filmmaker Nicolas Entel joined us to discuss his ground-breaking new Netflix docuseries Rompan Todo, in which he aims to...
    GUINEA-BISSAU: Ar Puro - Super Mama Djombo
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    GUINEA-BISSAU: Ar Puro - Super Mama Djombo

    Despite dark times, the legacy of an anti-colonialist revolutionary lives on through this beautiful album, reminding Bissau-Guineans to...
    ITALY: Oro Incenso & Birra - Zucchero Fornaciari
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 6 min

    ITALY: Oro Incenso & Birra - Zucchero Fornaciari

    Fun, raw and multi-talented - Zucchero shows off a fusion style decades ahead of his time in a country that often fails to welcome in...
    Interview: Quantum Gates - Stefan Elefteriu
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 7 min

    Interview: Quantum Gates - Stefan Elefteriu

    Towing the party line to earn a living whilst engaging in subversive acts to develop his craft, electro space-rock composer Stefan...
    IRAQ: Tatazakarein - UTN1
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    IRAQ: Tatazakarein - UTN1

    Hailing from a nation where pop music production was once a dangerous act, UTN1 have proved themselves to be an excellent boy band in...
    INDIA: Item - Euphoria
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    INDIA: Item - Euphoria

    The album is enjoyable but more so than that, balances ambition and endeavour to break the status quo without relinquishing Euphoria’s...
    ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES: Kevin Lyttle - Kevin Lyttle
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES: Kevin Lyttle - Kevin Lyttle

    Proving himself to be more than just a one hit wonder, Soca star Lyttle proves collaborations might be the key to international stardom...
    Interview: Riddle Songs - Stef Conner
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 9 min

    Interview: Riddle Songs - Stef Conner

    Stef Conner is a self-proclaimed dead language enthusiast, as well as a musician and singer whose passion had led her to some unique...
    GERMANY/SWITZERLAND: Mutual Friends - Boy
    Joel Dwek
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    GERMANY/SWITZERLAND: Mutual Friends - Boy

    A seemingly solid indie pop record, reveals itself as more than that with its hidden lyrical depths The brainchild of Swiss singer...
    ISRAEL: עוד לא אהבתי די - Yehoram Gaon
    Danny Wiser
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    ISRAEL: עוד לא אהבתי די - Yehoram Gaon

    A stalwart of Israeli music history shows off his talent in an album of love songs and deeper wisdom When talking about Israel as a...
    SOMALIA: The Journey - Maryam Mursal
    Danny Wiser
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    SOMALIA: The Journey - Maryam Mursal

    If an album has been released by the Real World Records record label, the artist usually either has a fascinating story or an incredible...
    FRANCE: † - Justice
    Danny Wiser
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    FRANCE: † - Justice

    Electro masters Justice bring darkness to disco in their superb debut album Looking at the album cover of Justice’s debut album †, one...
    TURKMENISTAN: Gunesh - Gunesh
    Danny Wiser
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    TURKMENISTAN: Gunesh - Gunesh

    State-sponsored bands often are 'middle-of-the-road'; however, this is far from the case for these experimental Turkmen extraordinaires...
    VENEZUELA: Loé Loá - Betsayda Machado & La Parranda El Clavo
    Joel Dwek
    • Jan 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    VENEZUELA: Loé Loá - Betsayda Machado & La Parranda El Clavo

    Machado's powerful voice shines in this celebration of Afro-Venezuelan culture Before we start reviewing the album properly, we must...
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