Reviews
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa
Whether or not the odd trippy fuzz guitar, some intergalactic electronic keyboards and a dash of echo really qualifies as...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Apr/May/2015
¡Dale Duro al Bombo!
If you’re a fan of Nidia Góngora, especially her work in Canalón de Timbiquí, then you’re sure to love this....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
Capitalist Blues
A Songlines favourite since her days with Carolina Chocolate Drops, McCalla's solo debut Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2019
Extra-Deluxe-Supreme
The nine-piece New York-based ensemble Hazmat Modine may just be my favourite American roots band and their third studio album...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2015
Da Natureza das Coisas
Choro, the popular urban music that originated in Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century, translates into English as ‘lament.’...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2020
All It Brings
All It Brings begins with fiddler Jocelyn Pettit step dancing in that familiar cantering cadence of Scots-Irish-French origin that Canadians...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2022
Weirdlore: Notes from the Folk Underground
Weirdlore is a tag conceived by fRoots magazine editor Ian Anderson to describe a disparate collection of artists and bands...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Edery Sings Yupanqui
Gerard Edery was born in Casablanca but raised in New York and Paris. Of Sephardic Jewish heritage (note the name...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
New Dawn
The opening track of this young Israeli duo’s debut recording is staggering. It’s clear from the outset that guitarist Itamar...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
