Reviews
Andanças
Brazil's gaucho culture is pretty much unknown outside its native country. With globally feted rivals in the shape of bossa...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2011
Janus
Fiddler Antonio Fraioli and singer Monica Pinto established their reputation with Spaccanapoli, whose debut Lost Souls was published on Real...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Cause ‘N Affect
Born of a Tongan father and a Kamilaroi Aboriginal mother, Sydney-based singer David Leha had a troubled childhood, and wound...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Bye Bye Bayou
‘ We have outgrown our Cajun/zydeco roots’ declare Mama Rosin in the press blurb that came with the valedictorially titled...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Brooklyn-Cumaná
New York has long been the hub of Latin-Saxon musical collaborations. Jorge Clem is a Latin Grammy winner and Grammy-nominated...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/February/2023
Naina Lagai Ke
Even in her late 70s, India's Bollywood queen Asha Bhosle has a fresh, youthful quality in her voice. And she's...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Love the likembé-twanging chaos of Konono No 1? Ever have a sneaky listen to Kraftwerk when the electro-mood hits you?...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
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
Caravan Palace
France has long led the way when it comes to contemporary artists reinterpreting Gypsy jazz and swing, inevitably inspired by...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2011
