Reviews
Les Chansons de Paris
It’s hard to know how to evaluate this item. The subject makes sense. Paris has been much sung about, and...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
Libation
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
A decade after overseeing the sessions for the band’s debut album and supervising the music for the documentary that first...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2014
L’Hijaz Car
This is a sophisticated, thrilling, inventive disc recorded in Pigalle in Paris and reflecting the diverse musical instruments of the...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2014
Wild Goats & Unmarried Women
She’Koyokh have carved out a reputation as one of the UK’s brightest world music bands. These young Londoners effortlessly blend...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2014
DJ Click Presents: Click Here, Jaipur Remix Dub
French producer and musical magpie DJ Click turns his gaze upon the Rajasthani city of Jaipur on this global beats...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2014
Siriá
Wild yelps, rattling drums, relentless riffs and booming brass - this is the sound of an Amazonian street party. To...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2014
The Rough Guide to the Music of Mali
So, just how does one represent a musical powerhouse of a nation such as Mali in just one CD? Well,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2014
Radio Niger
This not the typical Songlines album – for one thing there’s no listing of some of the often brilliant artists...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2014
A Dotted Line
A quarter-century after capturing the imagination of the bluegrass community as pre-teen prodigies, Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals) and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2014
Casa de Trova: Cuba 50s
A decade or so ago, this album would have been one among dozens. With the decline of the CD trade,...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
