Reviews
The Gold Diggers
The 11-strong Lengaïa are a salsa juggernaut, a heavyweight Latin orchestra whose distinctive vocals and signature horn heft – three...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Barretto-Power
The late great conguero, vocalist and bandleader Ray Barretto was the first US-born percussionist to bring the African-based conga drum...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
The Incredible NANÁ
Naná Vasconcelos with Agustín Pereyra Lucena
A de facto solo debut of sorts yet only ever released in Argentina, The Incredible NANÁ dates back to 1971...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Plastic Bouquet
Songlines readers of a certain vintage and musical proclivity will recall It’s a Beautiful Day, a San Francisco- based folk-rock...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Trench Songs
You might think an album of trench songs, featuring lyrics written by soldiers in World War I, would make for...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Rastilho
One aspect of 60s and 70s Brazilian music that is often over-looked is the fact that it made acoustic instruments...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Veracruz: Sones y Flores
Think of a male/female acoustic guitar duo, add Mexico to the equation and you may well come up with Rodrigo...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Albores
The Argentinian bandoneón maestro Dino Saluzzi is a rara avis. He doesn’t play the nostalgic tango-covers card. Nor, despite hailing...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Music for the Mother
The Sierra Nevada is a special mountain range. On the Caribbean coast, it’s the highest peak on any ocean and,...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador
At first glance, the list of artists for this compilation appear too disparate to result in anything coherent: there’s Dobet...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
