Reviews
Kindred Souls
Nothing should really surprise us in the global village of world music any more, but even so Adrian Freedman’s CV...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Avant Folk II
This is Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli’s follow-up to 2018’s original Avant Folk album, reuniting the same ten-piece ensemble. Its four...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Birdy Island
This is a strange, somewhat haunting album that may be classified as ‘ambient’ music by some, but it is attempting...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Mind Maintenance
Chicago-based Joshua Abrams is a jazz bassist whose career encompasses a range of experimental strands. He’s long been an aficionado...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
There is No End
When this reviewer interviewed Allen for Songlines in 2020 just before lockdown, we talked mostly about Rejoice, his collaborative album...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Vulture Prince
Pakistani-American singer and composer Arooj Aftab weaves the Hindustani vocal tradition into exquisite arrangements that are mournful but moreish, creating...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Luci e Guai
Raised in Lyon with the tunes his Sicilian grandmother sang to him, Julien Lesuisse set out in search of his...
Reviewed in issue June/2021
Piazzolla 2021
French prodigy Louise Jallu took an interest in tango when she was five and has been playing virtuoso bandoneón since...
Reviewed in issue June/2021
Otherlands:ONE
American fiddler Casey Driessen spent nine months travelling the world, meeting, listening and playing with local musicians until COVID-19 eventually...
Reviewed in issue June/2021
The Secret Museum of Mankind – Guitars Vol 1: Prologue to Modern Styles
Curated by 78rpm record collector Pat Conte, The Secret Museum of Mankind series from Jalopy Records returns with the first...
Reviewed in issue June/2021
