Reviews
Dominion
This quartet is the combination of two duos – Nancy Kerr and James Fagan with Richard and Jess Arrowsmith –...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Folk Music of China Vol 6: Folk Songs of China's Tajik & Russian Minorities
You would be forgiven for mistaking this album for one from the former Soviet Union. It is instead music by...
Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Malandras del Tango
For contemporary tango bands, there's always a temptation to play Piazzolla repertoire with a few old classics thrown in. Tango...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2012
Inland Sea
I was first drawn to the music of Stephan Micus by his piece written for 56 flowerpots in the 1980s....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2017
Bangalore Dreams
After success with her dazzling acoustic Karnatic trio record, Call of Bangalore, Jyotsna Srikanth returns with a short album that...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Tractor Beam
The debut album featuring fiddler Rosie Newton and banjoist Richie Stearns was originally issued in the US in 2013, but...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2016
Tango de Ruptura
Buenos Aires is full of talented youn g musicians and in recent years, on the back of a rising wave...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010
Ambolley
For many of us, our first introduction to the Ghanaian singer and bandleader Gyedu-Blay Ambolley was when Soundway included a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2019
Soneros de Siempre
Not least among the multitude of treats lavished upon participants on the last Songlines Music Travel tour of Cuba was...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
Bring It On
Estonia's folk music is noted for its lyrical richness and depth of local and national feeling, rather than for highly...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2023
