Reviews
Musique de France
Adding to the rich heritage of Middle Eastern and North African music blended with European electronica, Parisian collective Acid Arab...
Reviewed by Ben Murphy in issue: December/2016
The Series of Music for Young Adults: Iranian Folk Songs
Originally released in 1976 by Iran's Centre for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults as part of a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
A South Asian Suite
There are many bear-traps that Indian fusion records tend to fall into – pretentiousness, over-complexity and cod spirituality being among...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Mabruk
In the last issue, Songlines reviewed the latest album from Mariem Hassan, a leading singer and activist in the independence...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2012
Mâtîrja
British ‘world folk’ artist Ayla Schafer has been releasing for over a decade now. Across multiple album releases, her music...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: May/2026
El Mar de Mi Ventana
Flamenco guitarist Niño Josele has made some fascinating excursions into jazz, particularly his exploration of pianist Bill Evan’s music on...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Music For a Revolution Vol 1: Guinea's Syliphone Recording Label (1967–1973)
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
With Music For a Revolution Vol 1, record label Radio Martiko is giving listeners an extraordinary window into a particular...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: September/2025
Tutku
Kalaha + Hilal Kaya with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Danish quartet Kalaha first tackled a Turkish tune on their third album, 2019’s Mandala, which was also the first time...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
La Habana era una Fiesta: Original Recordings From the Golden Age of Cuban Radio
Spain may have lost Cuba as a colony in 1898 but strong ties remained between the two nations and this...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2011
