Reviews

Arco Iris

Amina Alaoui

Moroccan singer Amina Alaoui made a memorable recording of Arab-Andalus songs called Alcantara in the early days of Songlines –...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2011

You Got This

Haas Kowert Tice

Cool, swinging and sophisticated, each of the nine all-instrumental tracks on You Got This, strikes a perfect balance between bluegrass,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

A[ch]a-I-Viat[s]a

Asa-i-Viata

Move out of the way: this heady mix of Balkan tunes, electronic beats and myriad international influences is crossover music...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Sing Me Home

Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded the Silk Road Ensemble in 2000 to explore the music of the cultures along the ancient...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2016

Common Decency

Hackney Colliery Band

From New Orleans to Rajasthan, via remote Romanian villages and north-of-England colliery towns, there are brass bands playing all over...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

El Grito

Cumbia Chicharra

Cumbia is to 2021 what tango electronica was in 2001; for every dashing, inspired revivalist experiment there are dozens of...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2021

Kíla Alive

Kíla

Recorded live in various venues throughout 2016, this latest offering from the irrepressible Kíla captures the outfit in their natural...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2017

In the Echo: Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Proof that Irish traditional music is the most amenable of genres, In the Echo brings together leading figures in the...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2021

Całe Szczęście

Mosaik

Mosaik are a very accomplished Polish folk band who combine Polish traditions with world sounds. On this album we hear...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Selonding, Vol 3

Bali Gamelan Sound

Among the myriad styles of gamelan music found (mostly) in Bali and Java, selonding is an ancient, sacred form dating...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2023