Reviews
Nykomlingen
This CD contains so much that is unexpected and surprising. It feels as though the band is on a journey...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2017
The Nile Project: Aswan
In January earlier this year 18 musicians from five countries along the Nile came together in an unprecedented collaboration. This...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Music of Central Asia Vol Seven: In the Shrine of the Heart
With its seventh volume, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture series focuses for the first time on Uzbekistan and traditional...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2010
Salt for Svanetia
This arty offering from the stupendous Moishe's Bagel, known for their intelligent reworkings of the traditional klezmer and Balkan canons,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Ambolley
For many of us, our first introduction to the Ghanaian singer and bandleader Gyedu-Blay Ambolley was when Soundway included a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2019
Siri Ba Kele
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band
Baba Commandant is the stage name of Sanou Mamadou, a gritty-voiced singer and musician from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's second city...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
Maghreb United
Sofyann Ben Youssef has moved on. Two years ago, he played a key role in the intriguing Bargou 08 album...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2018
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016
This year sees the 17th BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. They grow ever more prestigious and this year, the Royal...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2016
Little Hammam
When Songlines reviewed Ouesh Hada?, the 2013 debut album from Temenik Electric, we suggested it would be thrilling to hear...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022
