Reviews
Summertime: Best of Black Umfolosi
Asked to name two southern African a capella choirs, many will struggle after nominating Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Songlines readers might...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
Tzenni
The latest ascending Saharan star comes not from Mali, as you might expect, but from Mauritania. Singer and griot Noura...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
A Treasury of Shanties and Songs of the Sea
A Treasury is just that, a hoard of the best shanties. Furthermore, it’s sung by four of the finest outfits...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2012
Sleep Sound
Originally commissioned as part of Celtic Connections New Voices in 2012, Sleep Sound marks the Edinburgh-based harpist Rutherford's solo debut...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2014
Exaltação
If you're the sort of person who likes to know what they're getting into ahead of time then this is...
Reviewed by Brian Taylor in issue: March/2019
Zebu Nation
Razia Said is an unfamiliar name in the world of Malagasy music: she has lived outside Madagasca since she was...
Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: March/2010
Housewarming
With sweet three-part harmonies and instrumental chops to burn, Melbourne's Mae Trio have become a favourite on the Aussie folk...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Volume II
The Armagh Rhymers have been fusing ancient and modern, the mundane and the magical, legend and the life lived since...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2022
Revolucionario
As well as his scintillating signature sound, at least a dozen sublime albums, and hundreds of compositions, Astor Piazzolla bequeathed...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2019
