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
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
REVIEW Various Artists – Jambú e Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia
Fans of the admirable Analog Africa label may have already investigated album no. 16 in their catalogue: alto saxophonist and... Read Article
REVIEW Etienne Charles – Carnival: The Sound of a People Vol 1
Like a good wine, sometimes an album needs to lie quietly on its side for a while in order to... Read Article
REVIEW Chano Pozo – Rumbero Mayor
It would be tempting to argue that the hot-blooded, fast-living rumbero of African origin from the slums of Havana was... Read Article
REVIEW Peru/Colombia Vinyl Reissue Round-Up (Cumbia Beat 3, Robert y su Banda, Los Revolucionarios)
Dedicated as they are to the production of lovingly packaged obscure musical curios from a bygone day, those diligent people... Read Article
REVIEW La Yegros – Suelta
It might appear a little out of place that the woman dubbed “the queen of New Cumbia” and “the first... Read Article
REVIEW Ariwo – Quasi
Reviews of Ariwo‘s first, eponymous album, released in May 2017, talked memorably of “a sonic terra incognita” and “a soundscape... Read Article