REVIEW Fumaça Preta – Pepas
Fumaça Preta have done it again – their new album Pepas is one “pepa” (pill) you’ll want to swallow for... Read Article
REVIEW BaianaSystem – O Futuro Não Demora
Since their acclaimed album Duas Cidades was released in 2016, BaianaSystem have often been singled out as the most relevant... Read Article
REVIEW Chupame El Dedo – No Te Metas Con Satan
After almost five years hidden in the shadows, Pedro Ojeda and Eblis Álvarez‘s bizarre hybrid of tropical grindcore and black... Read Article
REVIEW Pescado Rabioso – Artaud (1973)
A couple of albums in, and it can be easy for a band to find themselves painted into a corner.... Read Article
REVIEW Romperayo – Que Jue?
The musical liaisons between the UK and Colombia may not seem obvious at first peek, but curiosity is rewarded by... Read Article
REVIEW Polo Montañez – Guajiro Natural / Guitarra Mia
The music of Polo Montañez is back in circulation after almost 15 years, thanks to LusAfrica’s reissue of his two... Read Article
REVIEW El Comité – Y Qué!? (So What)
Here’s another fine Cuban jazz pianist to get into… Harold Lopez-Nussa was featured on Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura project. Here,... Read Article
REVIEW ؟Que Vola? – ؟Que Vola?
Any new release on the classy French No Format label is going to be at the very least interesting and... Read Article
REVIEW Totó La Momposina – Oyé Manita
Oye Manita is a glance at post-colonial musical resistance courtesy of Colombia’s legendary singer Totó La Momposina. Her voice is... Read Article
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