Live reviews

Monday, November 11, 2019

Utopian Lullabies at Oslo World

Oslo World festival kicked off with an emotional opening concert showcasing impressive performances from a host of female singers.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Jasdeep Singh Degun's Anomaly

Award-winning young sitarist debuts music from his forthcoming album, Anomaly

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Green Man Festival 2019 review

Martin Longley discovers the roots and shoots of the pagan-inspired gathering in the Black Mountains of Wales

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Boomtown 2019 review

Jim Hickson dives in, gets lost and just about stumbles out of the strange and intriguing world of the Boomtown festival

Monday, July 29, 2019

Review: WOMAD 2019 – Day 4

Dance music veterans and debut WOMAD performances on the final day of the festival

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Review: WOMAD 2019 - Day 3

Music from Indonesia, South Sudan, Mali, Ukraine and Occitania lights up the festival

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Review: WOMAD 2019 – Day 2

No visa problems this year

Friday, July 26, 2019

Review: WOMAD 2019 – Day 1

Indian and Cuban brass – the leading factors in the opening night of ‘the world’s festival’

Thursday, June 20, 2019

The Spirit of Tengri 2019 review

Jim Hickson visited the seventh edition of The Spirit of Tengri festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan to discover the wonderful - and the weird - of 'contemporary ethnic music.'

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Songlines Encounters Festival 2019 – review

Simon Broughton gives the low-down of all nine concerts from the recent Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place in London, May 30-June 2

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Anouar Brahem and friends perform Blue Maqams - review

The Barbican witnessed an exciting meeting of contemporary jazz heavyweights with a North African touch as part of the Songlines 20th anniversary concert series.