Reviews
Vintage & Unique
Mandolinist John Reischman's relative obscurity outside of the insular bluegrass universe is by no means reflective of his standing in...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
The Unbroken Surface of Snow
Andrew Cronshaw released the beautiful Ochre back in 2005 [reviewed in #27]; seven years later comes The Unbroken Surface of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2012
Welcome to my World
One of Britain's most unpredictable musicians, Jah Wobble moves between musical styles like few others. After recent passions for Chinese...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Les Rives
There’s a history to this project. The prolific guitarist Titi Robin has long collaborated with Gypsy, Indian, and qawwali artists....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012
Summertime: Best of Black Umfolosi
Asked to name two southern African a capella choirs, many will struggle after nominating Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Songlines readers might...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
From Senegal to the World: 80s Classics & Rarities
Youssou N’Dour began the 80s as the hub of a dynamic emerging music scene in Senegal and ended them being...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Our Lady of the Tall Trees
From the first track to the last, the sonorous twang and thrum of Cahalen Morrison & Eli West’s music is...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Human Nature
With a sound that reflects the diversity of their Brixton background, Soothsayers are finally gaining the recognition they've earned through...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2013
Sheikhs Shikhats & B’net Chaabi
Sheikhs Shikhats & B’net Chaabi
This sprawling 18-piece Belgian ensemble combines Sheikhs Shikhats and B’net Chaabi, the former a horn-dominated band fronted by a female...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2023
