Reviews
Dreams of Andalusia
It was only a couple of issues ago that Joglaresa’s Dancing in Tetouan was reviewed in Songlines (#62) and it...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010
Karaim Music Map
This is the first full album of Karaim music, ever, apparently. The Karaim are a diasporic community of contentious origin,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2021
ABAN
Touring around Europe and the US heavily in recent months, the Garifuna gang from Belize sound much more traditionally folkloric...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2019
Hillevi
Concept albums are a rare thing in folk music but Hillevi is a fine example; it is the result of...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Try and Love
Imagine Lagos, Nigeria in 1972, when Fela Kuti was flying high with recordings like ‘Shakara’ and ‘Roforofo Fight’, jùjú music...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2023
ORO, PLATA, MATA
An artist who has often dealt with issues of self-identity, gender and race, Mo’Ju (formerly Mojo Juju) has always been...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2023
Manghoua Foura
The Wassoulou region of southern Mali has an incredible record for producing great female singers. They were celebrated with Sterns’...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2012
N'Darila
Member of esteemed Bamana jeli (griot) lineage from the village of Garana in Segu, Mali, Kankou made her debut in...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: September/2025
Libertad (Freedom)
When I first heard her debut album, La Juderia, seven years ago, I was convinced that Yasmin Levy had the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
