REVIEW Plaza Francia Orchestra
Hearing how Plaza Francia have evolved in just over three years since their debut, A New Tango Song Book, is... Read Article
REVIEW Orlando ‘Cachaito’ López – Cachaito
World Circuit Records has been reissuing on vinyl various jewels from its trove of world music recordings. Their latest release... Read Article
REVIEW Dengue Dengue Dengue – Semillero
“Semillero is music that moves souls, allows imaginations to flourish and the feet to follow”. As Pete Buckenham’s African-inspired electronic label On... Read Article
REVIEW Panchasila – S/T
Guillermo M. Cerredo and Juan Jose Calarco, two Argentinian producers from Buenos Aires, are definitely not your typical cumbia duo... Read Article
REVIEW Las Sombras – Crudo
After their successful debut, Las Sombras went straight back in to record their second studio album, Crudo. The band’s previous... Read Article
REVIEW Huaira – Ñuka Shunku
Amidst this 10+ year long- and lingering- journey of (re)discovery of musical treasures from South America, we seem to have... Read Article
REVIEW Onda De Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94)
In a very “finder keepers” fashion, diggin’ for records brings new life to old music, and when you are into... Read Article
REVIEW Mariachi Herencia de México – Herencia de la Tierra Mia
Mariachi is popularly known abroad as demi-monde taverna music, providing succor or battle fuel for wronged lovers, or the province... Read Article
REVIEW Charly Garcia – Clics Modernos
Over a career spanning more than five decades, Charly Garcia has gone from the folky, kumbaya leanings of his early... Read Article
REVIEW Nickodemus – A Long Engagement
A Long Engagement is not just an album name. Nickodemus has been a long time defender and evangelizer of world music. Putting... Read Article
REVIEW King Coya – Tierra De King Coya
Surrounded by music at a young age, the Kerpel family are something of an institution for Latin folklore and composition.... Read Article
REVIEW Dengue Dengue Dengue – Son de los Diablos
Dengue Dengue Dengue is the project of two Peruvian musicians from Lima, Perú: Felipe Salmon and Rafael Pereira. Their old... Read Article