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Like a Bird or Spirit, not a Face by Sainkho Namtchylak; De Montevert by De Montevert.

Touristes by Vieux Farka Touré and Julia Easterlin; Vesevo by Vesevo.

From Sacred to Secular by Various artists; Impredecible by Bareto.

Captain Hume’s Journey to India by Philippe Pierlot and Dhruba Ghosh; Rwanda Is My Home by The Good Ones.

Ya Balad by Bachar Mar-Khalifé; Try To Be Hopeful by The Spook School.

Resistance, by Souljazz Orchestra; and Amores Pasados, by John Potter and Others.

Louise Gray listens to new releases from Checkpoint 303 and Xáos.

More Film, Music & Book reviews from the June 2015 magazine.

From Kinshasa by Mbongwana Star; Delone by Sacri Cuori.

New releases from Thea Gilmore and Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld, reviewed by Louise Gray.

Louise Gray listens to The Reason Why Vol 2 and Ba Power.

War Is a Wound, Peace Is a Scar, by Hanoi Masters; Convoque seu Buda by Criolo.

Reviews of Razia Said's Akory and Lucas Santtana's Sobre Notes e Dias.

Silk & Stone by Amira Medunjanin; Lament by Einstürzende Neubauten.

Animism by Tanya Tagaq; Spirit of Malombo by Julian Bahula.

Film of Life by Tony Allen; Voice + Vision by Various Artists.

Bloody Rain by Sarah-Jane Morris; The Island of Dr Electrico by The Bombay Royale.

Queen Between by Susheela Raman; Tzenni by Noura Mint Seymali.

Music, film and book also out there.

Toumani & Sidiki by Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté; La Tsadika by Mor Karbasi.