Reviews
Mother Nature
Angélique Kidjo has a pleasing way of making every release a unique project rather than just another album. After collaborating...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Live in New York 2010
The great Malian singer Khaira Arby died in 2018, so archive recordings have now become even more valuable. This 2010...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Tezeta
Hailu Mergia & the Walias Band
The Walias Band are a legendary group. On the frontline of the uniquely Ethiopian brand of jazz and soul during...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound
Along with the magnificent Konono No 1, Kasai Allstars played a key role in the Congotronics movement, creating wild, hypnotic...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Tili Saba
This is an excellent example of a contemporary interpretation of the kora. Susso was born into a griot family in...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Putoo Katare Yire
Back in the days when there were still live gigs, Songlines gave an enthusiastic review to a 2018 London concert...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Burkina Hakili
The West African nation of Burkina Faso has 60 different ethnic groups; in a strong career that includes three albums...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Tembo Kia Ngoma
This is an instrumental album of Congolese and Central African percussion rhythms performed by a musician based in the San...
Reviewed in issue June/2021
Nouara
Although this is only his second album, Kamel El Harrachi is a well-known performer of chaabi, the Algerian popular music...
Reviewed in issue June/2021
Yaral Sa Doom
In 2018 Karl Jonas Winqvist, self-styled ‘musical archaeologist’ and founding member of the Swedish band First Floor Power, travelled to...
Reviewed in issue June/2021
