Reviews
L’Ombre de la Bête
François Robin & Mathias Delplanque
François Robin has been exploring electro-acoustic sounds for nearly 15 years. While his is a multi-instrumentalist, his instrument of choice...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: October/2022
Tobar an Cheoil
Two of the purest voices in Irish traditional music – the harp and the flute – combine to beguiling effect on...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2022
King Stingray
The debut album from this hot young Arnhem Land band follows on from the success of both their live show,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022
Queen of Sheba
Ibrahim Maalouf & Angélique Kidjo
Fusing the West African roots of Angélique Kidjo and the Levantine heritage of the French-Lebanese jazz composer Ibrahim Maalouf, this...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2022
Calypso Rose Forever
The return to the spotlight in 2016 of the veteran Calypso Rose, half-a-century after she was first crowned Trinidad’s carnival...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2022
The Youth That Belonged to Miltown
Marian Curtin & Therese McInerney
Nestled on the rugged Atlantic coastline of County Clare, Miltown Malbay has produced poets, politicians (an Irish president among them)...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2022
Mi Voz
Turkish singer Elif Sanchez’s 2021 debut featured jazzy settings of Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs, with one song in Spanish...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2022
One and All
Forget the lockdown postman and shanty TikTok craze, haul away and pass round the grog, open your gullet and get...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
Rosa e Azul
The last time Songlines reviewed Alliye was for her 2006 release Arrebol, when she was living in Paris as Aline...
Reviewed by Alexander Robinson in issue: October/2022
