Reviews Search | Songlines

Reviews

Review of Everyone Listen Close: Wanp-Wanp Jangl Kap

Everyone Listen Close: Wanp-Wanp Jangl Kap

The Yandong Grand Singers

Pan Records

Rating: ★★★

The 12th instalment of the series Anthology of Music in China takes us on a journey into the unique polyphonic...

Reviewed by Yijia Tu in issue: April/2020

Review of Alfabeto Runico

Alfabeto Runico

Alfabeto Runico

Top of the World

Apogeo Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Active since 2003, Alfabeto Runico are the fruit, first and foremost, of the friendship between the three band members. Marta...

Reviewed by Megan Iacobini de fazio in issue: May/2019

Review of Cymande

Cymande

Cymande

Partisan Records

Rating: ★★★★

When Cymande's debut LP was released in 1972 it was largely ignored in their UK homeland. The UK's hip music...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2023

Review of Music from Saharan WhatsApp

Music from Saharan WhatsApp

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sahel Sounds

Rating: ★★★

Sahel Sounds’ groundbreaking 2011 compilation Music from Saharan Cellphones opened the world’s ears to the massive network of democratic digital...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Nightfall

Nightfall

Quercus

ECM Records

Rating: ★★★★

June Tabor, saxophonist Iain Bellamy and pianist Huw Warren released their award-winning debut on ECM back in 2013, and this...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017

Review of Nuun

Nuun

Albaitil Ashwai

Mostakell

Rating: ★★★

Albaitil Ashwai's members, who include Qais Raja (vocals and guitar), Feras Arrabi (lead guitar) and Qased Ihsan (accordion), have collaborated...

Reviewed by Marwan Shamiyeh in issue: July/2018

Review of Pop Songs for Elk

Pop Songs for Elk

Hillfolk Noir

Hillfolk Noir

Rating: ★★★★

As one of the new breed of edgy Americana acts, such as Elephant Revival, Pokey LaFarge or Joy Kills Sorrow,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2015

Review of Territoire

Territoire

Briga

Briga Music

Rating: ★★★

Among a host of other influences there are strong Balkan flavours on this release from acclaimed Canadian violinist Briga, who...

Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2021

Review of Sounds of Peace

Sounds of Peace

Moreira Chonguiça

Morestar Entertainment

Rating: ★★★★

The revered Manu Dibango died three years after making M&M in 2017 with the Mozambican saxophonist, Moreira Chonguiça. Echoes of...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023

Review of Gadalokos

Gadalokos

Auļi

Lauska

Rating: ★★★★

Although advertised as a mass bagpipe and drum group, Latvian group Auļi leaven their uncompromising sound with bowed and plucked...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Subscribe from only £7.50

Start your journey and discover the very best music from around the world.

Subscribe

View the Current
Issue

Take a peek inside the latest issue of Songlines magazine.

Find out more