Reviews
Anba Tonèl
The Montréal percussionist Daniel Bellegarde is devoted to old-time Caribbean ballroom music, in which Africa met Europe in the Creole...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018
Sirojiddin Juraev
Born near the Ferghana Valley, a critical point on the ancient Silk Road trading route, Sirojiddin Juraev is a contemporary...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018
Muunduja
Many years ago, Songlines used to feature quotations from some of the more preposterous press releases that arrive in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2018
Heemor (Windhorse Reprise)
Wind Horse, the debut release by Inner Mongolian band Anda Union in 2011, was a Top of the World in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2018
Air Fàir an Là
The follow-up to Niteworks' critically acclaimed debut album NW is a beautifully produced and exciting album with some fresh and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2018
Rádio Kriola
The idea could have proved a little too ambitious, but the truth is that in a single grasp Catarina Dos...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2018
A Problem of Our Kind
Three-time nominees at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie Roberts (guitar) are an impressive...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: November/2018
El Coro de Mi Gente
All the tracks of this album – Amparanoia's ninth – feature a big-name guest from the Hispanic music world, including...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
