Reviews
Accidente de Tango
Electronic tango is now dustier than any ancient 78 by Carlos Gardel. The form had its moment, and its high...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Novilunio
Well known as vocalist of the Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Maria Mazzotta here joins forces once again with Albanian cellist Redi...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
The Sweet Primeroses
An extraordinary and singular recording even 52 years after it first appeared, Shirley Collins' The Sweet Primeroses is one of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
The Jellyman's Daughter
By something of a coincidence, Edinburgh duo The Jellyman's Daughter close their debut album with a rather unnervingly intimate version...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2015
Los Hijos de la Montaña
Following the success in 2016 of two collaborative albums – with novelty Smiths/Morrissey coverists Mexrissey and the more vital Tucson-based...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2017
Les Îles du Désert
Loy Ehrlich was one multi-instrumental third of France’s esteemed Hadouk Trio, whose co-founder and fellow ex-Gong member, Didier Malherbe, guests...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2024
Local Spirits
Six-piece La Chooma weave together a heady blend of instrumental sounds on Local Spirits, their full-length debut. Built on layers...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: October/2025
Dreams of Andalusia
It was only a couple of issues ago that Joglaresa’s Dancing in Tetouan was reviewed in Songlines (#62) and it...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010
IYA: Songs for the Mothers
For their fifth album, London's Afro-Cuban community choir build on their tradition of performing songs to the Orishas (Yoruba deities)...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2023
