REVIEW Alex Cuba – Sublime
Twenty years in the sub-Arctic cold of Smithers, British Columbia, hasn’t chilled the tropical soul of Alex Cuba (born Alexis... Read Article
REVIEW Yelfris Valdés – For The Ones…
Cuban musician Yelfris Valdés has released his first full-length LP, For The Ones…, which sets out to combine his Afro-Cuban... 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
New Mini Documentary ‘Cimafunk: Electrifying Havana with Afro-Cuban Funk’
A new mini documentary by a British director about Cuban sensation Cimafunk gives us a glimpse into the singer’s journey... Read Article
On Our Radar: New music by MPeach, Buscabulla, Strings N’ Skins, Alex Cuba, & Dave Nada & Tittsworth feat. Mula
September has brought us many new tunes by artists we dig and this edition of ‘On our Radar’ is all... Read Article
REVIEW Daymé Arocena – Sonocardiogram
Cuban singer and composer Daymé Arocena has become one of the most widely recognised figures of Latin American jazz in... Read Article
On our Radar: The Caribbean: New music & live shows feat. Cimafunk and Yasser Tejeda & Palotré
Cuba’s Cimafunk at Summerstage and Blue Note Jazz Club Cimafunk left a trail of fire in the United States once... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Afrosideral Pays Homage to Yoruban Culture on New Single
Tight dance-floor-beckoning beats, chattering percussion and sage-like vocals form the backbone of “Oggu Onile”, the first track to be taken... Read Article
REVIEW Angélique Kidjo – Celia
Anguelique Kidjo is at it again with her latest album Celia, in which just like last year’s reimagining of the... Read Article