Reviews
False Lankum
Just over three years after the RTÉ Choice Music Prize-winning The Livelong Day, Dublin's Lankum return with their fourth full-length...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023
Feitiço Caboclo
What a wonderful CD: joyful, bursting with energy; rooted in tradition but as fresh as the morning light; and age-old...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
The Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues
You could say that bottleneck, or slide, guitar embodies the dichotomy at the heart of the blues. On the one...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2016
On Our Own Clock
What with the London-based 16-piece Balimaya Project and a host of other new collectives finding strength in numbers, a happy...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2021
Soldater og Redelig Sjømenn
If you're seeking an earthy slice of Norwegian life, look no further. The title translates as ‘Soldiers and Honest Sailors’;...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2020
Salsa Bestial
The brief but intense number ‘Macabiónico’ gives a good idea of what to expect from Puerto Rica’s finest: solid hardcore...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2013
Ainda Há Tempo
Criolo had already been rapping at events around São Paulo for many years before he released his debut, Ainda Há...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2017
Vital
Tango is one of those realms where Songlines’ already wide-open world music remit frequently brushes dandruff-speckled shoulders with the classical...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2010
Tempo Dos Mestres
Brazilian classical guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento released his superb debut album Dança do Tempos (Dance of Time) in 2015. On...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2017
