Reviews
Les Bushinengé: Nèg Mawon de Guyane
The Bushinengé people from French Guiana and Suriname are descended from escaped slaves who fled to the Amazon and intermarried...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2019
How to Tune a Fish
Just four years since the Irish band's debut A Lovely Madness comes Beoga's fourth album How to Tune a Fish...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: October/2011
Mabruk
In the last issue, Songlines reviewed the latest album from Mariem Hassan, a leading singer and activist in the independence...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2012
Chant Amazigh
Even devoted followers of Algerian music may find the name Majid Soula rings no bells – thankfully, the latest (number...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2022
Frigya
Imed Alibi is a Tunisian percussionist with a curious mind. Not content to take the predictable path, his two previous...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2022
Nicola Conte Presents Viagem 5
If you’re one of those people for whom vintage Brazilian music never grows old, Nicola Conte’s annual collections of rare...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2013
Le Sato 2
Latest in Acid Jazz’s reissue programme from the legendary Benin record label Albarika Store, this newly revived vintage gem was...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2024
El Clan Antillano
A lurid cover, featuring decor worthy of a dream sequence from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, is not the only distinguishing...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2024
Canhoto de Pé
Since his first recordings in 2009 Thiago França has covered a remarkable variety of genres, from the Afro-jazz-punk of MetaL...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2024
