Reviews
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
Clockwork Curiosities
Enter a labyrinth of aural deception in which you can trust nothing and no-one. The brainchild of Professor Singleton Purblind...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2014
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
Umanyanyatha: Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe
Born in Zimbabwe but resident in Austria for more than 20 years, Vusa Mkhaya made his name in world music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Alter Ethno
Bulgarian fusion band Oratnitza are of a generation that grew up not only familiar with local folk music, but who...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Diversions Volume 2
The Unthanks with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band
Having fairly recently moved to West Yorkshire, I have to agree with Unthanks pianist and composer Adrian McNally that brass...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2012
