Reviews
Live at Abbey Road
Joseph Tawadros & James Tawadros
Joseph Tawadros is an Australian oud virtuoso who blends the music of his Egyptian heritage with a variety of more...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Java
Over the past decade or so, the Samba-sunda collective have done more than anyone to proselytise on behalf of music...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: March/2012
A Breath Against the Calm
Root & Branch are a quintet playing music from the UK, Ireland and the Appalachians on mandolin, fiddles, bouzouki, banjo,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2019
The Untied Knot
While some bands fall into repetition after a few albums, others continue to evolve and develop, still finding inspiration and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Rough Guide to the Music of Mali
So, just how does one represent a musical powerhouse of a nation such as Mali in just one CD? Well,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2014
The Same But Different
Songlines readers may know Dan Walsh as one half of harmonica-banjo duo Walsh & Pound [featured as a Making Waves...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Vivat Vivere
Pablo Golder (diatonic accordion) and Baltazar Montanaro (baritone violin) have been playing together for a decade, touring and recording three...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Expansions
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band are a German steel pan band that have earned a reputation for giving a Trinidad...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: October/2021
Chai Party
Alya Marquardt & The Shamash Ensemble
The first thing that grabs you on this album is the voice. Haunting and full of subtle modulation with an...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
