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Review of Awakening

Awakening

Spiritual

Oufah Music/VP Records

Rating: ★★★

Listening to ‘Black Man Story’, the opening track, is like stepping back to the 1970s, so evocative are the vocal...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2017

Review of The Inner Indian

The Inner Indian

Hélène Brunet & Nicola Hayes

Coop Breizh

Rating: ★★★★

This is a duo with a difference: Nicola Hayes is an Australian fiddler who has settled in Brittany and teamed...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2017

Review of A Lament for Epirus 1926-1928

A Lament for Epirus 1926-1928

Alexis Zoumbas

Third Man Records VINYL & DIGITAL ONLY

Rating: ★★★★

This compilation was first issued as a limited edition Record Store Day vinyl release, which promptly sold out. Now, it...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Koonyum Sun

Koonyum Sun

Xavier Rudd & Izintaba

Anti Records ANTI69682

Rating: ★★

How many people who’ve appeared in the 70-odd issues of Songlines have ever been anointed with the title ‘World’s Sexiest...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: October/2010

Review of In the Parting

In the Parting

Cup O'Joe

Cup O’Joe Music

Rating: ★★★★

Cup O'Joe are the three Agnew siblings from County Armagh who have been making waves on the live circuit since...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2020

Review of Fire, Sweat and Pastis

Fire, Sweat and Pastis

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble

No Problem! Music

Rating: ★★★

While collaborations bring together performers from all over the world, a project between Finnish and Beninese musicians still seems an...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Travesuras

Travesuras

Daniel García Trio

ACT Music

Rating: ★★★★

Rock, electronica, Cuban rhythms, Middle Eastern music and Gregorian chant are among the passions of classically trained Spanish pianist Daniel...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019

Review of A World of Masks

A World of Masks

The Heliocentrics

Soundway Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Heliocentrics rose to prominence through high-profile collaborations with old masters such as Ethio-jazz king Mulatu Astatke, Afrobeat saxophonist Orlando...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2017

Review of Mundum Renovavit

Mundum Renovavit

Windstreken

I-C-U-B4-T

Rating: ★★★

The Dutch word windstreken can be translated as ‘points of the wind’ and ‘corners of the world’. The ensemble consists...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Migratum

Migratum

Beats y Batería

Stolen Mask

Rating: ★★★★

Migratum is the Chicago trio’s debut album, building in form, beats complexity and melodies from 2019’s self-titled EP. The term...

Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: August/2024

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