Reviews
Babdoukkala
Born in Sydney, Australia to a Moroccan father and an Australian-Polish mother, multi-instrumentalist Julian Belbachir is a talented percussionist, ngoni...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2022
Back Home
Cajun accordionist Wilson Savoy, in his liner notes, dedicates this abum ‘not only to the musicians and dance halls’ of...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Créateur de la Valse Musette et de la Java
It's not often a cynical old music hack gets to dust off epithets like heart-warming, but this pair of records...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2019
Hunting Eagles Catching Swans
Gao Hong & Friends | Lin Shicheng & Gao Hong
Lin Shicheng (1922-2005), the late master of the Pudong School of pipa playing, was one of the most highly regarded...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/2021
Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed
The songs and music of Show of Hands – the West Country duo Steve Knightley and Phil Beer – create...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Bele, Tradition & Creation
Ocora’s traditional music series is of consistent quality, with landmark contributions from Madagascar, Tanzania and Gabon. The African-centric theme continues,...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Folly
Listening to Folly, I'm reminded of Tunng's absorption with the childlike, with a particularly English sense of innocence mixed with...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2011
Musicatelama
Guitarist, composer and occasional singer Mose Fan Fan is one of the few survivors of Congo’s Orchestre OK Jazz to...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
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
Bamako Today
The BKO Quintet consist of four Malians and one French musician; they play traditional Malian music with a modern twist....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
