Reviews
Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Anyone who has come across Madonna's latest album may have noticed the singer's recent love affair with Cape Verdean music....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Timeless
Bob Wills, the arguable progenitor of Western Swing, made effective use of three fiddlers (Wills himself being one of them,...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Rua da Emenda
Up to this point, António Zambujo had been gradually climbing a ladder that meant both more international recognition, establishing a...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Apr/May/2015
Afro-Latin: Via Dakar
As readers of Songlines probably know, Latin music was re-Africanised after World War II when wind-up phonographs made it to...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: October/2011
AlCantarAManuel
Mayte Martín made her name in flamenco in her early 20s, winning the coveted La Unión prize back in the...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: June/2010
Creole Orchestra
Big band music in the 21st century can often feel quite dated, so it's refreshing to hear an album such...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: November/2024
Vento do Mar
This soulful album has the seamless feel of a longtime collaboration, rather than the debut production that it is. Portuguese...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: December/2024
MANUŠA II
The Slovak jazz singer Júlia Kozáková continues her journey into the Romani music she holds dear. On MANUŠA II (Manuša...
Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: February/March/2026
La Belleza
This ambitious record from singer Pimienta, originally from the Colombian Caribbean and now living in Canada, stems from her desire...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: August/2025
