Reviews
Metisse Maloya
The island of La Réunion is a French territory located in the Indian Ocean, lying to the east of Madagascar,...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2015
Gate of Klüna
This is a strange and fascinating album that may challenge Songlines readers who prefer their world music on the soft,...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: December/2021
Tudo o Que Move
Antera and Filipe Mattos first met in Berlin and were drawn to each other by their common language: Portuguese. She...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2023
Strømmen
Helene Blum has already achieved phenomenal success in her native Denmark, including a No 1 hit as a folk singer...
Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: March/2021
Music of the Santal Tribe: Field Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya
This album not only has some wonderful music but is also a valuable ethnographic and historical record of the culture...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2014
The Old School
In a career that spans six decades, Rowan has sung and played guitar and mandolin with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys;...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
Liga Latina
Liga Latina have been described as ‘a European supergroup.’ Well, they're a quintet of Scandinavian musicians steeped in Latin and...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
The Ballads of Child Migration: Songs for Britain's Child Migrants
There's an impressive list of musicians here; the songwriters include Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews & Chris While, Boo Hewerdine, John...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Mornas ao Piano
The first few bars of Mornas ao Piano can trick you into thinking there's a Cuban record coming your way....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2017
