REVIEW Various Artists – Cantos Populares do Brasil de Elsie
The book Chants Populaires du Brésil (Popular Brazilian Songs) was compiled by singer and researcher Elsie Houston and released in... Read Article
REVIEW Montoya – Otun
I write from my go-to café in Merida, Mexico. Ki’ Xocolatl has been a refuge since I discovered their music... Read Article
REVIEW Flash Amazonas – Binary Birds and Other Rubbish Surreal Things
Julián Mayorga has been silently flourishing in the depths of Colombia’s avant-garde, as one of its most exciting and creative... Read Article
REVIEW Marcos Valle – Sempre
Love him or leave him, there’s surely no denying that the sun-kissed beach boy from Rio has a felicitous way... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – New Latam Beats From Peru
On a road that started with a Chile-focused edition, New Latam Beats are keeping the folk-meets-electronic scene in Latin America... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – Jambú e Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia
Fans of the admirable Analog Africa label may have already investigated album no. 16 in their catalogue: alto saxophonist and... Read Article
REVIEW Etienne Charles – Carnival: The Sound of a People Vol 1
Like a good wine, sometimes an album needs to lie quietly on its side for a while in order to... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – Puro Tayta Shanti
Some years ago my friend Rick Omonte aka “Shaki” sat me down at his house and played some really mesmerizing... Read Article
REVIEW Alvorada – First Light
Brazilian choro has strong followings and many practitioners in Europe, Japan and the USA (there’s even an annual festival of... Read Article