Reviews
…e l’italiano ride
Singer-songwriter Mirco Menna here encounters a 52-piece Sicilian brass band, directed by Sebastiano Bell’Arte. It's the pair's second recording, following...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2010
Fiesta Tropical
‘From Havana to Rio, it’s party time’ announce the liner notes accompanying this concoction crossing eras, musical styles and performers...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
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
Mango
Helming Mo’ Horizons are two Hannoverian DJs and producers, Ralf Droesemeyer and Mark Wetzler, who have been plying their Euro-Brazilian...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2023
Remembrances
On his previous album, 2020’s Zarb-e Osul, Montreal-based percussionist Ziya Tabassian demonstrated his mastery of ancient Persian rhythmic cycles known...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/February/2024
Les Percussions de Guinée Vols 1 & 2
A welcome reissue of the two classics from Guinea's national supergroup, this was assembled to promote Guinean culture on the...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: March/2013
Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World, Part 2
As the comprehensive and beautifully produced sleeve notes make clear, this compilation of 13 jaw-droppingly funky tracks from the Middle...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Salsa Salsa
‘El Rey del Timbai died in 2000 at the age of 77. Like most kings, Tito Puente left behind a...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Last
Last begins with ‘Gan to the Kye’, a Northumbrian complaint about the local men taken by rebels, leaving only the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011
Night Nurse: The Best Of
Gregory Isaacs, who died at the age of 59 in October last year, was one of the most popular and...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: June/2011
