Reviews
Anadolu Ejderi
Whereas earlier albums had more to do with retro-futurism, on Anadolu Ejderi (Anatolian Dragons) past and present collide beguilingly as...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: January/February/2023
Musakayike
Although this duo from Malawi have been touring far and wide since the release of their last album in 2019,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: August/September/2022
Mogoya Remixed
Since the release of Mogoya last year, Oumou Sangaré has remained true to her idea of attracting more listeners to...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: July/2018
Bright Field
Bright Field is a strong follow-up to Rowan and Anna Rheingans’ excellent 2015 album Already Home(a Top of the World...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2018
In Buenos Aires
Fraser Fifield, Walther E Castro, Quique Sinesi, Mono Hurtado
Argentina has a healthy Celtic music scene, thanks to its small but significant populations of Scottish and Irish extraction and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2017
Romancing the Past
Urbane male voices, in unison, constitute a vital force in Latin American folk music. In Mexico, one of the most...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2012
Soneros de Siempre
Not least among the multitude of treats lavished upon participants on the last Songlines Music Travel tour of Cuba was...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
3G
Angus Lyon is one of Scotland's most inventive, energetic and versatile musical figures. He's a terrific accordionist, known for his...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
This is What I Want to Say
Throughout a career spanning 40 years, nearly that many albums and thousands of live performances, the Welsh singer-songwriter with the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2024
Strange Medicine
Over a series of increasingly impressive albums Kater has grown from a banjo-playing traditionalist into a thrillingly adventurous songwriter. Kater...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2024
