Reviews
No Place for My Dream
The ninth album by Femi Kuti, son of the legendary Fela, sees him retain his crown as the true messenger...
Reviewed by Peter Adjaye in issue: July/2013
A Retrospective
Pink Martini | Pink Martini & Saori Yuki
‘If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band,’ commented Thomas Lauderdale, bandleader of...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Hidari Ude No Yume
While most famous around the world as a member of the groundbreaking group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto has been...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: January/2021
There is No End
When this reviewer interviewed Allen for Songlines in 2020 just before lockdown, we talked mostly about Rejoice, his collaborative album...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021
Las Historias Que Han Dejado
Latin America’s folk fusion traditions share common roots in Spain, West Africa, Poland, France and other Old World cultures, often...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2022
You No Fit Touch Am
There is Femi and Seun Kuti, of course, and the ever-dextrous iconic Tony Allen, who guests hither and yon. But...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2015
No Stranger Here
Shubha Mudgal, Ursula Rucker & the Business Class Refugees
Initially I found the very idea of this album a little off-putting. A selection of 16th century Indian poems by...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2012
No Way to Go
Many a record containing messages of hope and unit was suppressed due to racist censorship during the South African apartheid...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2019
No Visa Required
Lokkhi Terra is the recording name of Bangladeshi-Londoner Kishon Khan – a pianist who has played with the likes of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
No Petticoats Here
This is a gutsy and meticulously researched project paying tribute to the largely forgotten stories of female heroism in World...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
