Reviews
The Rough Guide to the Music of Mali
So, just how does one represent a musical powerhouse of a nation such as Mali in just one CD? Well,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2014
The Same But Different
Songlines readers may know Dan Walsh as one half of harmonica-banjo duo Walsh & Pound [featured as a Making Waves...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Vivat Vivere
Pablo Golder (diatonic accordion) and Baltazar Montanaro (baritone violin) have been playing together for a decade, touring and recording three...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Expansions
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band are a German steel pan band that have earned a reputation for giving a Trinidad...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: October/2021
Chai Party
Alya Marquardt & The Shamash Ensemble
The first thing that grabs you on this album is the voice. Haunting and full of subtle modulation with an...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
Open on Sundays
You'll get it cheaper at Duck Soup’s Gramophone and Cycle Stores, 18 Station Road, West Croydon.’ So proclaims the sign...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Sounds of Refuge
John Falsetto & Mohamed Sarrar
John Falsetto and Mohamed Sarrar met as fellow actors in award-winning play The Jungle, which tells the stories of residents...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Consonnances
Tri Nguyen & The Ilios Quartet
In zither master Tri Nguyen, Vietnam has a fine ambassador for its traditional music. This recording has a clearly defined...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2015
