Reviews
Ayó
Many Songlines readers will remember Andy Palacio, whose 2007 album Wàtina has become as much a classic for Belizean music...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
Rakshasa
Guitarist Simon Thacker has assembled a team of first-rate musicians including the brilliant classical violinist Jacqueline Shave from the Britten...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2013
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood
Bollywood rode high in the 60s and 70s. Playback singers were the stars of their day and musical directors had...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2013
Glad Gold Hearts
The debut offering from the Rheingans siblings embraces eclecticism with gusto. Repeated listening brings into sharp and sassy focus an...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2013
La Noche Más Larga
As the sultry faux-40s black and white photo on the CD cover might suggest, Buika has changed direction on her...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
The Complete John Kirkpatrick Band
The great accordion player John Kirkpatrick played on the album Morris On; he worked with the Albion Band onthe famous...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2013
Songs(2004-2012)
File Rodrigo Leão under ‘other’ – along with Brian Eno,Jason Swinscoe’s Cinematic Orchestra and David Sylvian. Like them he defies...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
3 Almonds and a Walnut
The second album from the partnership of Welsh-Iranian singer-songwriter Roshi Nasehi and electronic musician Graham Dowdall picks up where debut...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2013
The Ladies at Joe Gibbs
The legendary producer Joe Gibbs produced a host of female singers, who provided him with some classic songs and ‘riddims’...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2013
Cherie Na N’ga
Born Belangeni Musumbu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bel was raised in Kinshasa but is now resident in London....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
