Reviews
Barokan
Singer Djely Tapa is the daughter of the great Malian diva Kandia Kouyaté, aka La Grande Vedette Malienne, arguably one...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: January/2021
Iaith Enaid: The Language of the Soul
Traditional Welsh harp music isn’t for everyone. But, since 1983, Robin Huw Bowen, the only full-time professional Welsh harpist specialising...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2015
Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man
JP Harris’ Dreadful Wind & Rain
With Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man Alabama-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter-guitarist and occasional banjo luthier Joshua Press (JP) Harris celebrates a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2021
Radio Niger
This not the typical Songlines album – for one thing there’s no listing of some of the often brilliant artists...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2014
Todo el Mundo
Texas-based Colombian musician and lately also stand-up comedian Kiko Villamizar has released his new album Todo el Mundo following the...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2022
Going for Broke
Good Habits are a duo from Manchester Bonnie Schwarz (vocals/cello) and Pete Shaw (accordion/cajón). By a quirk of fate, they...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2020
C'est Le Pompon
This new acoustic dance band announce their intention not just in the title of their first CD – C'est Le...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2018
Calypso Travels
Lord Invader & His Calypso Group
One of three initial releases in the Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, Calypso Travels features native Trinidadian Lord Invader (born...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020
Kartushnik
Klezmofobia are a Copenhagen-based band founded by clarinettist Bjarke Kolerus and fronted by singer Channe Nussbaum. Their debut album sold...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Neue Gezeiten
What an inspired blend of instruments Jodelfisch have alighted upon, variously a mix of harp, accordion, clarinet, tuba or cornet,...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
