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BEAUTIFUL WORLD ALBUM REVIEWS:
ES: TOP 10 under the Wiriko and "Africa no es un pais" selection for best African Albums 2017 (Spain).
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UK: Best World-Global Fusion Album for 2017 at the U.K One World Music Awards: www.oneworldmusic.co.uk
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​BE: Rootstime.be: Elemotho- "Beautiful World" Review:http://www.rootstime.be/index.html?http://www.rootstime.be/CD%20REVIEUW/2017/JULI1/CD59.html- "Height of the record is, at least, "Coming" a blues in John Lee Hooker style, in which Muddy Waters is also smuggled and irrigating seven minutes of the most delicious guitar sounds over you. These are just a few views of a damn handsome album, which I hope they open the door to the programmers and promoters of the Low Countries"
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NL: Moors Magazine review: https://www.moorsmagazine.com/muziek/wereldmuziek/elemotho-singersongwriter-namibie/: "This is an extremely varied album, in which Elemotho can really deliver a strengthen card of his. Beautiful."
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Germany: Kulturtipp: “Infectious vitality”
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SA: Southern Times:Elemotho's 'Beautiful World' an Instant Hit! South African News as reported: https://southernafrican.news/2017/06/16/elemothos-beautiful-world-an-instant-hit/. "The Kalahari-born singer shared his excitement with The Southern Times that ‘Beautiful World’ has been on the airwaves from Namibia, Australia, Greece, Spain, UK, Holland, all the way to the US and Mexico..."
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UK: The Alternative 9: https://tinyurl.com/muqy9ta “Songs of hope, reflection and opinion from the core of Africa… Elemotho has produced a beauty here… Consummate brilliance, honesty, untainted emotion and musicianship that will shine beyond the year-end best-of lists.”
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PL: Era Jazzu Magazine-Elemotho "Beautiful World" Review: http://jazz.pl/elemotho-beautifil-world-arc-music/. "The album "Beautiful World" is a neat set of modern voices that escape the typical, ethnic-style style.
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Other Reviews:
"Having successfully presented his sounds to a wide range of audiences all over the World, Elemotho aims to take his old and new sounds even further. With his powerful performance he assures that you embark on a journey: “that musically invokes the spirit of the Kalahari” (Uganda Daily Monitor, Uganda).
“A smile that never leaves your face and a dose of inspired and generous music” ( toutelaculture, France).
“There is one name that stands above the rest when it comes to African contemporary music in Namibia, and that name undoubtedly is Elemotho” (New Era, Namibia).
“An inspiring craftsman that makes you want to smile, cry and dance all at once – his songs stir your mind, charm your spirit and explore the intensity of the human spirit” (Confidente, Namibia).
“Elemotho…the roaming bushman with diverse yet deep songs that give food for thought, this winner of the 2012 RFI-France 24 Discoveries awards, has been building a reputation beyond the borders of his homeland Namibia for several years” ( RFI, France).