REVIEW Piper Street Sound – 4 Chichas from the Piedmont
This concoction of Southern comfort goes down smooth, though heavily filtered and remotely distilled in the Piedmont. No, not in the Altiplano region of... Read Article
New Frequencies Fest 2013
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts played host to a unique blend of global roots and modern dance music on... Read Article
REVIEW Los Amigos Invisibles – Repeat After Me
Los Amigos Invisibles have been visible in the Latin American musical realm for some time now. The disco-funk rockers from Caracas... Read Article
Candelaria: Cumbia-Dub Pa’ Gozar
The first time I came across the word “Candelaria” was in reference to the hilly, antique barrio of Bogotá, a... Read Article
REVIEW Sambanzo – Etiópia
Etiópia is the first album from a novel project entitled Sambanzo. Sambanzo is the jazzy outfit of saxist and musical... Read Article
REVIEW Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia
At the height of the hippie counterculture years (1963-75) funk, soul and jazz carried rhythms of love, peace and unity... Read Article
REVIEW Mexican Institute of Sound – Politico
“México, México, México… Ra Ra Ra.” It has been a busy past few months for the country of México. A... Read Article
REVIEW Sarazino – Everyday Salama
There is no one thing, one word, one sound to describe Sarazino’s new album, Everyday Salama. The 15 track project... Read Article
Sarazino “Es Mi Momento”
Brand new video in anticipation of Sarazino‘s new album Everyday Salama. Sarazino provides this breakthrough single entitled “Es Mi Momento”... Read Article
REVIEW Batida
Electrifying the global dance scene, Batida incorporates traditional Angolan rhythms with modern electronic beats. Angolan / Portuguese DJ Mpula aka... Read Article
“Eco Hip Hop” from Chile’s Emone Skillz
Emone Skillz, a rapper from Santiago de Chile, has returned to music after taking a “spiritual” journey of over 4... Read Article
REVIEW Ana Tijoux – La Bala
It was 2010 when I first discovered 1977. No that’s not the opening line from a young adult, time-travel novel; its... Read Article