Reviews
Kopolo
The charming tropical rainforest recordings of this Cameroonian pygmy group have won them quite a fanbase. Unfortunately, this latest instalment...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2013
L’anniversaire
Fancy a Parisian afternoon, but can’t afford the trip? Never mind! Relax on your couch and close your eyes; Daniel...
Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: May/2022
On Tour/Reunion
It's 1965, British Guiana is on the cusp of independence, ready to throw off the corrupt yoke of Albion, and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
For years the Fisherman’s Friends have entertained their neighbours, friends and visitors with sea shanties, Cornish songs, hymns and banter...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2010
A Hajnali Csillag Ragyog
Tcha Limberger’s Kalotaszeg Trio
Violinist Tcha Limberger was born in Belgium to a Romani Gypsy father. His last disc, reviewed in Songlines #60, was...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Lanbousir
Lanbousir (L’Emb-ouchure) is Christine Salem’s fourth album of studio-recorded compositions in the traditional maloya style, for voice and percussion ensemble....
Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: Apr/May/2011
The Rough Guide to Arabic Café
What exactly does Arabic Café mean? The liner notes to this CD explain that, in contrast to the clinical coffeehouse...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2014
Live On Tour: Union Chapel November 2010
The Gift Band | Various Artists
There's not been, to my knowledge, a live album from Norma Waterson. So give a warm hand, please, for this...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012
Reassembled
Rambunctious folk big band Bellowhead enjoyed a whirlwind career – playing Glastonbury Festival, winning umpteen awards and occupying London’s Southbank...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2021
