Reviews
Davorio
In 2019 the Italian composer and jazz musician Samuele Strufaldi was invited by djembé player Boris Pierrou to visit his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
Hlywing
After working with the likes of Ashley Hutchings and Rufus Wainwight, Ruth Angell finally records her debut solo album, and...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023
As We Speak
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer & Rakesh Chaurasia
The last time Songlines interviewed Béla Fleck, he had briefly set aside his global adventures to return to the music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
Fun An Altn Klezmer Heft: Beautiful Music from Old Manuscripts
Susi Evans is a dynamic clarinettist from Shekoyokh and this is her second duo album with Hungarian-born, German-based accordionist Szilvia...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2023
The Montreux Years
This live recording is the latest in a series from the Montreux festival archives. Previous releases feature greats such as...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: June/2023
Aladura Songs Book
Aladura Songs Book finds two-time Grammy Award-winning percussionist Lekan Babalola – Lagos, Nigeria-born and living in his adopted Birmingham (UK)...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2023
On Banjo
Acclaimed as the only female five-string banjoist in the American Banjo Hall of Fame, Alison Brown gives full flower to...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2023
A Message from Mozambique
Fifty years ago, change was brewing. The outrage piqued by US-backed war and civil war in Africa, by racism, injustice...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2023
Midnight Alvorada
Swedish label ajabu! must have a good network of scouts. Pedro Rosa is their latest Brazilian discovery, following the likes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
