Reviews
Gospel Journey
Faada Freddy is one of the pioneers of African hip-hop. He was a founder of the Senegalese band Daara J,...
Reviewed by Jean Berry in issue: October/2015
Senegalesa
Senegalese griot styles, Cuban sassiness, Afro-funk power, slamming dance floor beats and swirling layers of electronica are all thrown into...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2014
Even the Sparrow
Kelly Hunt possesses an exceptionally lithe and expressive voice, which sounds like a delicate songbird imbued with the mojo of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2019
Kaléidoscope
It's easy to feel the pulse of Afrobeat — funky, percussive grooves and jazzy arrangements often paired with conscious, passionate...
Reviewed by Jordan Barnes in issue: April/2017
Shadow of Plenty
Two characteristics set the music of Furnace Mountain apart: singer and bassist Aimee Curl's tremolo-laden voice and the band's reverence...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Inde du Nord: Bilaskhani Todi, Kinari Bhairavi, Misra Pilu
Although he was considered a major force among sitar players in India, Balaram Pathak (1923-1991) is virtually unknown in the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
L’Oeil Du Coeur
This is not your everyday easy listening album. For those without a strong grasp of Arabic and/or French, either a...
Reviewed by Gus Isherwood in issue: October/2013
The Nile: The Song of the Rivers
Rivers can be the basis of a beautiful musical journey. Songlines #1 covered a splendid Virgin Classics three-CD set that...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Hurry the Jug
Leonard Barry, Declan Folan & Shane McGowan
Leonard Barry, Declan Folan and Shane McGowan's long comradeship in countless live sessions pays crisp, spryly accented dividends aplenty in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2020
Banjophony
The poor old banjo has long been the butt of jokes – even banjo maestro Ron Block himself has been...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2018
