Reviews
Shiraz
Dedicated to his wife, filmmaker Shiraz Fradi, the latest album by Tunisian oud virtuoso and bandleader Dhafer Youssef is the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/2026
Weights & Measures
If you walked into a bar or a hall anywhere in the US and found that Darrin Hacquard and his...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2026
Acide Balkanique
Looking for a guaranteed smash hit for your next world music dance party? Look no further than Acide Balkanique, the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2026
Banjovial
After Banjophony and Banjophonics comes the latest album from Damien O’Kane and Ron Block, Banjovial. If you’re paying attention, you’ll...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/2026
Crown And Country
This is a very unusual Australian album, featuring the spoken and singing voices of Warlpiri elders Wantarri ‘Wanta’ Jampijinpa Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2026
Eadarainn a’ Chruit: Between Us the Harp
Marshalsay’s second album focuses on the three different harps of Scotland (the lever harp, the wire-strung clarsach from the Gaelic...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/2026
Voisinages
Le Vent du Nord have been at the forefront of the Quebecois progressive folk movement for more than two decades,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: January/2026
Radio Sevdah
The Bosnian band, who won Best Group in the 2023 Songlines Music Awards, launch a radio station in the form...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2026
Far From Nowhere
Josienne Clarke | Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Clarke’s songs always have a focused, condensed intensity of purpose, a sensitivity and strength that come from a combination of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2026
