Reviews
Prize Fighter
Odia are an international trio who recorded this, their debut album, without actually meeting in person. Founder member Stuart Spence...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: August/September/2022
Strange People
The third release from Portuguese klezmer quintet Melech Mechaya achieves what all klezmer bands set out to do – to...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Mãe da Lua
This loose collective of multicultural musicians is fronted by Brazilian poet, singer and musician India Mãe da Lua. Her resonant...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: March/2018
La Yave de mi Kaza
The album's title means ‘The Key to my Home’ in the Ladino language of the Jews that were expelled from...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2015
Strength to Survive: Deluxe EU Version
Last year, Virginia-based reggae outfit SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) released their fourth album Strength to Survive. The title was...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2013
The Lines We Draw Together
The Sheffield fiddler, banjoist and songwriter taps into the rich new vein of folk music with theatre, historical memoir, poetry...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2019
The Victorians
The fourth studio album from the Manchester trio has been three years in the making. It is produced by Darren...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Lullabies
Who else but Jackie Oates could deliver such a fine set of lullabies as this? Over the course of her...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013
Arco Iris
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
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
