Reviews
Making Tracks 2022 (Live)
When eight talented and open-minded young musicians from across the world come together to experience each other’s music and discover...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2025
Ville Veier
Erlend Viken Trio’s latest album, Ville Veier (Wild Ways), marks a dynamic return. Known for their improvisational flair rooted in...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: January/2025
Great Joy to the New
Great Joy to the New opens with ‘Derby Ram’, the surprisingly upbeat story of a gargantuan sheep and the gloriously...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/2025
Sababu
Five years ago, the Burkina Faso-born kamelengoni master Aboubakar Traoré and his group Balima released a splendid debut album titled...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2025
Direct-to-Disc
Marcelo Peixoto became known through his work with 90s rap-rock band Planet Hemp and their ceaseless cries for the legalisation...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: January/2025
Mangekyou
The album’s title translates as ‘Kaleidoscope’, appropriately describing the mix of funk and soul and hints towards a Japanese soundworld...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: January/2025
Dankoroba
Dankoroba is Mali-born, Montréal-based Djely Tapa’s solid follow-up to 2021’s Barokan (reviewed in Songlines #164). Daughter of the venerable singer...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/2025
A Ukrainian Wedding
Cappella Romana & Nadia Tarnawski
The order of a modern wedding has become standardised across the world: an engagement followed by a wedding ceremony with...
Reviewed by Yurii Bereza in issue: January/2025
