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Yussef Ahmed - “Circles” CD Review

08 April 2013

Yussef Ahmed Circles Fusion World Dub Rap Hip hop reggae funk soul pop rock rumba flamenco World Music WorldMusic.co.uk Glyn Phillips Review Alvin Davies

"poet and proclaimer, observer and oracle" "Circles" is an interesting album that effortlessly encompasses world, jazz, hip-hop, dub, funk, soul, rock, pop, rumba-flamenco, electro, old school rap… I could go on and on. Yussef Ahmed fi...
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Jamie Smith's Mabon - Windblown - CD Review

01 November 2012

Windblown Jamie Smith Mabon Easy on the Record Celtic Folk Iolo Whelan Oliver Wilson-Dickson Adam Rhodes Matt Downer Tomas Callister Calum Stewart Dylan Fowler World Music WorldMusic.co.uk Glyn Phillips Review

"a confident, breezy, joyous album
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Krar Collective - mac, Birmingham - 4/10/12 - Review

10 October 2012

Krar Collective Temesgen Zeleke Genet Assefa Robel Tesfaye Krar Kebero Ethiopia Super Krar Riverboat World Music Making Tracks mac Birmingham Glyn Phillips WorldMusic.co.uk Review Kazum

"traditional Ethiopian music styles ..
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Andy Kershaw - "No Off Switch: An Autobiography" - Review

04 October 2012

Andy Kershaw No Off Switch autobiography world music BBC Radio Serpent's Tail Random House broadcasting journalism

"Best autobiography I have ever read"
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Womad 2012 - The Big Review - Glyn Phillips

15 August 2012

Womad Charlton Park Review Glyn Phillips WorldMusic.co.uk world music Festival Masekela Ane Brun Raghu Dixit Vadoinmessico Kayrece Fotso Balkan Beat Box Ska Cubano Deolinda Alaev Joe Driscoll Seckou Kouyate Pine Leaf Keb Mo DJ Yoda Buena Vista Portuondo

"For size, quality and breadth it&rsq
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Sensational Space Shifters - Womad 2012 - Review

06 August 2012

Sensational Space Shifters Robert Plant Justin Adams Juldeh Camara Billy Fuller Dave Smith Womad Charlton Park Juju Review Glyn Phillips WorldMusic.co.uk World Music Zeppelin

At the end of last year, when I first he
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Home Festival, Dartington (22-23/6/12) - Review

30 June 2012

HOME Festival Dartington Devon World Music Roots Folk Acoustic Reviews Photos Glyn Phillips WorldMusic.co.uk Thomas Brooman Show of Hands Ryoko Nuruki Sir Ali Tashi Lhunpo Dhol Foundation SANS Krar Collective Charlotte Church Romany Diamonds Jackie Oates

"packs a musical punch far above its w
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SANS, Home Festival, Dartington (22 & 23 June 2012)

29 June 2012

SANS Andrew Cronshaw Sanna Kurki-Suonio Tigran Aleksanyan Ian Blake world music Europe UK Armenia Finland zither kantele marovantele fujara duduk bass clarinet soprano sax Home Festival Dartington Glyn Phillips review worldmusic.co.uk

SANS is an international band made up of
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Romany Diamonds, HOME Festival, Dartington (23/6/12)

29 June 2012

Romany Diamonds Ricardo Czureja Benjamin Poland Roma Gipsy Gypsy Romany violin accordion Ciocarlia Chaje Shukarije HOME Festival world music review Glyn Phillips world music.co.uk roots folk acoustic Dartington

Poland’s Romany Diamonds are (curr
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