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
REVIEW Yapunto
Alejandra Charry is a singer born in Cali, Colombia’s vibrant, third-most populous city. Unsurprisingly perhaps, she cites national musical treasure... Read Article
Brazilian Music Reissue Round-Up (Azymuth, Tom Zé, Trio Mocotó, Deodato, Cesar Mariano & Cia, Ronald Mesquita)
The UK’s two leading sources of Brazilian music, Mr. Bongo and Far Out Recordings, have been busy in the vaults... Read Article
REVIEW El Comité – Y Qué!? (So What)
Here’s another fine Cuban jazz pianist to get into… Harold Lopez-Nussa was featured on Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura project. Here,... Read Article
REVIEW ؟Que Vola? – ؟Que Vola?
Any new release on the classy French No Format label is going to be at the very least interesting and... Read Article
REVIEW Itiberê Orquestra Família – Pedra do Espia
Back in 1994, I recorded a broadcast on Radio 3 of Hermeto Pascoal live in concert with a big band... Read Article
REVIEW Gecko Turner – Soniquete: The Sensational Sound of Gecko Turner
Every now and then an album comes along that’s really difficult to pin down. I’m thinking, for example, of jazz... Read Article
REVIEW Bixiga 70 – Quebra Cabeça
It’s big, brassy and Brazilian. It’s Bixiga 70, back in the socket for their fourth album and their second for... Read Article
REVIEW Marcos D. Project – Exaltação
Marcos D. Project: it’s not the most prepossessing name; it sounds a bit like a short-lived pick-up band to highlight... Read Article