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Resistance – a knowing, cheeky defiant album.

Mixed media: Music

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

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NI 485 - Syria’s good guys - Inside a forgotten revolution - September, 2015
485 - September, 2015
Electronic beats and a message of peace from Checkpoint 303.

Mixed Media: Music reviews

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

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
484 - July, 2015

Also out there...

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

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
483 - June, 2015
From the streets of Kinshasa – the passion, verve and urgency of Mbongwana Star.

Mixed media: Music

From Kinshasa by Mbongwana Star; Delone by Sacri Cuori.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
483 - June, 2015
Supple and incisive – Thea Gilmore on Ghosts and Graffiti

Mixed media: music reviews

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

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NI 482 - Global banking now - May, 2015
482 - May, 2015
Goran Kajfeš – inimitably himself.

Music Reviews

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

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NI 481 - Total control - is Monsanto unstoppable? - April, 2015
481 - April, 2015

Mixed media: Music

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

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NI 480 - The great green energy grab - March, 2015
480 - March, 2015
Sweet harmonies, brutal message from Razia Said.

Mixed media: music

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

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NI 479 - Democracy in the digital era - January, 2015
479 - January, 2015
Great gentleness - and stunning quartets.

Mixed media: Music

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

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NI 478 - NGOs - Do they help? - December, 2014
478 - December, 2014
Throat singer Tanya Tagaq on sublime and spectacular form with Animism.

Music reviews

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

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NI 477 - Big oil RIP? - November, 2014
477 - November, 2014
Drumming mastery from Nigeria’s daring Tony Allen.Bernard Benant

Mixed media: Music

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

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NI 476 - Cuba - October, 2014
476 - October, 2014

Mixed media: Music

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

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NI 475 - Gold trouble - September, 2014
475 - September, 2014
Mauritania’s formidable Noura Mint Seymali deserves a bigger audience

Music reviews

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

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NI 474 - Feminism fights back - July, 2014
474 - July, 2014
Also out there...

Also out there...

Music, film and book also out there.

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NI 473 - The politics of language loss - June, 2014
473 - June, 2014
Young diva Karbasi explores Sephardic roots.

Music reviews

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

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NI 473 - The politics of language loss - June, 2014
473 - June, 2014
Unashamed power pop from Marinah.

Mixed Media: Music

Marinah by El Baile de las Horas; The Phoenix and the Turtle by Beverley Martyn.

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NI 471 - The war on whistleblowers - April, 2014
471 - April, 2014
Soutak: A powerful voice for the Western Saharan cause – Aziza Brahim combines politics, empathy and softness.

Mixed Media: Music

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NI 470 - Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth - March, 2014
470 - March, 2014
Music reviews

Music reviews

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NI 468 - Fracking - the gathering storm - December, 2013
468 - December, 2013
The velvety-voiced Leyla McCalla, a Martian in New Orleans.Tim Duffy

Music reviews

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NI 467 - Time to rethink disability - November, 2013
467 - November, 2013
Dance-happy polyrhythms and strong lyrics from Canada's Danny Michel and Belize's Garifuna Collective.

Mixed media: music

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NI 465 - How the war on pirates became big business - September, 2013
465 - September, 2013

Articles in this category displayed as a table:

Article title From magazine Publication date
Syria’s good guys - Inside a forgotten revolution September, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Global banking now May, 2015
Total control - is Monsanto unstoppable? April, 2015
The great green energy grab March, 2015
Democracy in the digital era January, 2015
NGOs - Do they help? December, 2014
Big oil RIP? November, 2014
Cuba October, 2014
Gold trouble September, 2014
Feminism fights back July, 2014
The politics of language loss June, 2014
The politics of language loss June, 2014
The war on whistleblowers April, 2014
Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth March, 2014
Fracking - the gathering storm December, 2013
Time to rethink disability November, 2013
How the war on pirates became big business September, 2013
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