Reviews
Djeli
With Ba Cissoko, great musicianship is always guaranteed. A kora player from Guinea, he is perhaps still best known for...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2017
Toy Raha Toy
Toko Telo means ‘Group of Three’ in Malagasy and the band is a trio of Madagascar's top-level talent: D'Gary, Monika...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2017
The Manganiyar Seduction
The Manganiyar Seduction has been an extraordinary international theatrical success. It's a visually striking piece by Indian theatre director Roysten...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Shame
If Nashville singer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Baiman's debut solo album were a time of day, it would be a warm...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2017
M&M
Moreira Chonguiça & Manu Dibango
Old saxophonists never fade away, they just keep on blowing. It may not quite be up to Manu Dibango's ‘Big...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2017
ABUC
It's not hard to spot that ABUC is Cuba spelt backwards, and on this album, pianist Roberto Fonseca takes the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2016
Praise Drumming
Bengt Berger & Bitter Funeral Beer Band
Bengt Berger has studied and performed music in Ghana, specifically Ewe drumming, and funeral music from the north. He returned...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2018
Putoo Katare Yire
Back in the days when there were still live gigs, Songlines gave an enthusiastic review to a 2018 London concert...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021
Diffractions
Diffraction occurs when light spreads out as a result of passing across an edge or through a small space. Ollie...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2017
