Reviews
Transcendence
Most Songlines’ readers will not have heard of Mashkoor Ali Khan, an Indian classical vocalist who sings khayal, an ornamented...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2017
Renascence
Given her status as the queen of the Mande griots, it comes as a shock to realise that this is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Magia Negra: The Beginning
For her latest offering, the octogenarian diva and former Buena Vista Social Club singer has revisited the first LP she...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2015
Gipsy Dance
The late Macedonian singer Esma Redžepova was celebrated as the ‘Queen of the Gypsies’ and, across a remarkable career, helped...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Trumpet King Zeal Onyia Returns
When Louis Armstrong toured West Africa in 1961, he dubbed Onyia ‘the highlife hep cat of Nigerian jazz trumpet.’ One...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2019
Hommage a Zanzibar
Awesome Tapes from Africa once again breathe new life into an album that was almost lost to time with their...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2023
Ao Longe Já Se Ouvia
Formed in Oporto in 2012, Sopa de Pedra is a ten-woman a capella group who take their name from a...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: April/2018
