Reviews
Thrace: The Paths of Dionysus
The Rodopi Ensemble, comprising violin, clarinet, kanun, assorted percussion and lute plus vocals, was formed during the 1990s in this...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: April/2019
Songs of Thessaloniki
Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico
Since the 1990s, Greek soprano Savina Yannatou has established herself as an experimental interpreter of pan-Mediterranean folk songs. Primavera en...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: July/2015
Shindu Shi
On his previous album, Kenyan musician Fadhilee Itulya celebrated the dance music of Western Kenya's Isukha and Idakho communities. His...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2021
Aonair
David Munnelly is a button accordion player whose musical roots in Irish music stretch far, to French, Gypsy, swing and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019
Ethiobraz
The traditional Ethiopian musicians of Addis Ababa's Fendika Azmari Bet have joined forces with Paal Nilssen-Love's pan-Scandinavian group Large Unit...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2020
Po Drum Mome/A Girl on the Road
London-based Bulgarian singer Eugenia Georgieva presents an exploration of Bulgarian song with this album, having already established herself as a...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2018
A Tiempo Real
Poetry ripples through this album of traditional Spanish songs from Toledo-based ensemble Vigüela. It's in the song titles – ‘The...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
Pangea
Pangea is the hypothetical super¬continent, a land mass without borders, whose break-up gave us the continents we know today. Chet...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: March/2012
Tapes of Utopia
This cassette (which is also available as a download, obviously) brims with infectious music, lyrics and a hard-wired utopian variety...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: November/2021
The Nile: The Song of the Rivers
Rivers can be the basis of a beautiful musical journey. Songlines #1 covered a splendid Virgin Classics three-CD set that...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
