Reviews

Ventre Unique

Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp

Ventre Unique, the sixth album by Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, merges folk, krautrock, post-punk and African rhythms to create...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Vèjula

Merope

A few years ago, I reviewed Merope’s album Naktės and it remains one of my favourites in something like 12...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Al-Bahr

Wishamalii

There’s so much going on with Finnish trio Wishamalii’s debut album that it almost invents a whole new genre of...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Tension

Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra

As the father of Ethio-jazz, the Ethiopian multi-instrumentalist and composer Mulatu Astatke has carved out a unique musical path. On...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Dima Libre

Labess

This is the fifth album in the lengthy career of a group led by Algerian singer-songwriter, Nedjim Bouizzoul. Having migrated...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Wani

Peni Candra Rini

Wani showcases an explosive collision between traditional Indonesian forms and Western instrumentation. It’s a daring and highly experimental project glued...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Dar Disku

Dar Disku

Dar Disku’s debut album aims to blend the vibrant sounds of Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) with modern electro,...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Golden Age

Gitkin

Any album that cites influences as diverse as swamp jazz, Malian desert rock, Peru’s psychedelic chicha music and ‘master of...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

DJAM!

DJAM!

The two musicians who make up DJAM! have both featured separately in recent issues of Songlines. The Dutch guitarist Joep...

Reviewed in issue January/2025

Seiras

Timo Alakotila & Yuka Fujino

Finnish piano and harmonium virtuoso Timo Alakotila and the illustrious Tokyo-based accordionist Yuka Fujino unite in Seiras, a captivating blend...

Reviewed in issue January/2025