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Review of Sonido Lava

Sonido Lava

Daniel Haaksman

Man Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Adding a Berlin sheen to Latin America's electric rhythms, DJ-producer Daniel Haaksman returns with his fourth full-length release, Sonido Lava....

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: June/2023

Review of Davorio

Davorio

Samuele Strufaldi

Musica Macondo

Rating: ★★★★

In 2019 the Italian composer and jazz musician Samuele Strufaldi was invited by djembé player Boris Pierrou to visit his...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023

Review of Hlywing

Hlywing

Ruth Angell

Talking Elephant Records

Rating: ★★★★

After working with the likes of Ashley Hutchings and Rufus Wainwight, Ruth Angell finally records her debut solo album, and...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023

Review of As We Speak

As We Speak

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer & Rakesh Chaurasia

Top of the World

Thirty Tigers

Rating: ★★★★★

The last time Songlines interviewed Béla Fleck, he had briefly set aside his global adventures to return to the music...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023

Review of Fun An Altn Klezmer Heft: Beautiful Music from Old Manuscripts

Fun An Altn Klezmer Heft: Beautiful Music from Old Manuscripts

Susi Evans & Szilvia Csaranko

Shades of Folk

Rating: ★★★★

Susi Evans is a dynamic clarinettist from Shekoyokh and this is her second duo album with Hungarian-born, German-based accordionist Szilvia...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2023

Review of The Montreux Years

The Montreux Years

Paco de Lucía

BMG

Rating: ★★★

This live recording is the latest in a series from the Montreux festival archives. Previous releases feature greats such as...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: June/2023

Review of Aladura Songs Book

Aladura Songs Book

Lekan Babalola

Oyeku Records

Rating: ★★★

Aladura Songs Book finds two-time Grammy Award-winning percussionist Lekan Babalola – Lagos, Nigeria-born and living in his adopted Birmingham (UK)...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2023

Review of On Banjo

On Banjo

Alison Brown

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★

Acclaimed as the only female five-string banjoist in the American Banjo Hall of Fame, Alison Brown gives full flower to...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2023

Review of Old Spot

Old Spot

Old Spot

Old Spot

Rating: ★★★

Singer and multi- instrumentalist Joe Danks and fiddler Rowan Piggott met in 2021 and bonded over their shared love of...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2023

Review of A Message from Mozambique

A Message from Mozambique

Juju | JuJu

Strut

Rating: ★★★★★

Fifty years ago, change was brewing. The outrage piqued by US-backed war and civil war in Africa, by racism, injustice...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2023

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