Reviews
Dunya
Convened and led by Javid Afsari Rad, a santur (hammered dulcimer) player with Iranian roots, ComboNations capitalise on a variegated...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2017
Sand and Foam
Kabir Sehgal & Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash
Last time sarod players Amaan Ali & Ayaan Ali Bangash appeared in Songlines it was in a distinguished fusion project...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2022
LAS
Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie & Steven Byrnes Haberlin
Now here’s something pretty remarkable, the first album of double C smallpipes to be released anywhere in the world. LAS...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2022
Mastika
Urban southern Serbia, under Turkish rule until 1878, has retained many so-called ‘Oriental’ characteristics in its folkways, food and, of...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: December/2019
Inversions
While O'Hooley & Tidow's sprightly ‘Gentleman Jack’ has become the theme tune for Sally Wainwright's acclaimed new drama series of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Rastilho
One aspect of 60s and 70s Brazilian music that is often over-looked is the fact that it made acoustic instruments...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/2021
When I Wait For You
For the success of her widely acclaimed 2019 Smithsonian Folkways release, Songs of Our Native Daughters (reviewed in #147), Rhiannon...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2020
Womama
Hailing from Guinea, living in Paris and with spiritual roots in Mali and Gambia, Djeli Moussa Condé's experience is one...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2015
Changeable Heart
Notman first hit the folk scene back in 2007 with her debut, Threads, leading to a nomination for the BBC...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
Unzip the Horizon
Unzip the Horizon is a remarkable document for many reasons. First and foremost there is Moira Smiley's voice, which commands...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2018
