Reviews
The Remarkable Return of Old Man Basco
Originally, Basco were formed as a vehicle for Hal Parfitt-Murray's music after he met members Anders Tophøj and Anders Ringgaard...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Ukubonga
Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka
It was astonishing how quickly the resistance music of the townships – The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, as it was memorably...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Ilha d’Melodia
Ceuzany used to front Cordas do Sol, whose album Lume d’Lenha was apparently bought by one in ten Cape Verdeans....
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2016
Maithree: The Music of Friendship
This album finds celebrated Indian veena player and vocalist Nirmala Rajasekar gathering a few friends to make an acoustic fusion...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2019
Master of the Cajun Accordion
Gathering together Abshire's mid-60s to mid-70s recordings, this album captures 25 performances from one of the giants of Cajun music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
The Rough Guide to Zakir Hussain
The tabla is India's best-known drum yet, traditionally, it was always ranked way down the pecking order of instruments, only...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2018
Kuşların Çağrısı (Call of the Birds)
Many of Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat's projects have been reviewed in Songlines. I came across the honeyed melancholy of her...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2017
The Prophet
In the 80 years since his death, Khalil Gibran’s slender book The Prophet has become one of most widely read...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2010
The Collection
Gospel music is the biggest selling genre in South Africa and the Lusanda Spiritual Group rival Ladysmith Black Mambazo and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
The Dawning
Founding member of folk group Assynt, fiddler and composer Graham Mackenzie follows his 2016 solo debut Crossing Borders with a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2023
