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 Elegante & La Imperial – Evolución
Evolución highlights the past and present oeuvre of Daniel Martinetti, one of Peru’s most prolific producers of the “nu cumbia”... Read Article
REVIEW Discos Pato Carlos – Club Sauna Vol. 2
It’s been three years since Discos Pato Carlos launched with a compilation of music from Club Sauna’s underground parties. That led... 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 Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider – Dreamers
Latin America has a tortured history of democracy deferred by brutal dictatorships that were nearly endemic on the continent until... Read Article
REVIEW Amaro Freitas – Rasif
Brazilian contemporary jazz has another great representative: Amaro Freitas. From Recife, in north-eastern Brazil, the young pianist combines classic 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
REVIEW ¿Qiensave? – Mujer
¿Qiensave? are a cumbia group from central California, with roots stretching back to Michoacán, Mexico. In an explosion of catchy sound,... Read Article
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