REVIEW DJ Dolores – Recife • 19
Helder Aragão moved in the ’80s from his native Aracaju to the metropolis of Recife in north-east Brazil, once described... Read Article
REVIEW Trio Bruxo – A Bandeira do Bruxo (The Sorcerer’s Flag)
Great jazz pianists such as McCoy Tyner and Jessica Williams have risen memorably to the considerable challenge of playing an... Read Article
REVIEW Que Vola?
Earlier in the year, I reviewed a new album on the estimable French label, Nø Format. I described Que Vola?’s... Read Article
Colombian Reissue Round-Up: Conjunto Miramar, Lito Barrientos y Su Orquesta
Hot diggity! Madrid’s Vampisoul label has really struck a rich seam of classic Colombian cumbia in its series of reissues... Read Article
Yapunto Bring Colombian Folklore and Passion to Provincial France at Saint-Céré Festival
Yapunto, Saint-Céré Festival, August 10th 2019 Saint-Céré is a little market town in the Lot whose medieval heart is bisected... Read Article
Latin Jazz Round-Up: Os Seis Em Ponto, Hugo Heredia
It’s nearly always a pleasure to unearth some new-old 60s and 70s jazz from south of the Rio Grande because... Read Article
Brazilian Reissue Round-Up: Ana Mazzotti, Dila
From 1970s Brazil, a troubled time when the military junta’s crack-down on radicalism and self-expression drove artists like Gilberto Gil... Read Article
REVIEW Dona Onete – Rebujo
After Jambú, Analog Africa’s recent compilation of indigenous music from northern Brazil, the grande dame of the region has joined... Read Article
REVIEW Marcos Valle – Sempre
Love him or leave him, there’s surely no denying that the sun-kissed beach boy from Rio has a felicitous way... Read Article