Reviews
Torb
One day Songlines will have to invent a prize for ‘most niche’ music genre and performer. Catalan medieval folk will...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2020
Symphonique
Le Vent du Nord have quickly established themselves as one of Quebec's leading tradition-based music groups, and rightfully so. Their...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Wulu Wulu
A decade away from music seems to have given veteran Nigerian bandleader Bongos Ikwue a new lease of life. The...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2013
No Me Rompas Las Bolas
The idiomatic expression Juan Carlos Cáceres uses for the title of this album – his third with percussionist Marcelo Russillo...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011
Live in Kyoto
Serving up ten tracks of previously unrecorded material captured in situ before an audience, Live in Kyoto can’t be faulted...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2024
Tropikantele
Chilling with a piña colada after a sauna? That might be the vibe as Finland’s national instrument, the kantele, fuses...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: July/2024
Vida
Vida is Ana Tijoux’s first album in a decade. That does not mean the Chilean rapper was hiding from the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2024
The Gnawa Caravan: Salt
London-based gimbri master and Gnawa evangelist Simo Lagnawi is becoming a prolific and reliable recording artist, releasing Gnawa-themed albums with...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2016
All the Way Home
Cathy Jordan has stepped out from the front ranks of the band Dervish after more than two decades. Her debut...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2012
