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 Wiñaypacha (Eternidad) to Represent Peru at the 2019 Oscar and Goya Awards
Óscar Catacora’s Aymara-language feature, Wiñaypacha, has been chosen by Peru’s Ministry of Culture to represent the nation at both the... 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
REVIEW Obscuro Barroco
Obscuro Barroco is an acid-laced homage to the forces and characters that give life to Rio de Janeiro. Fragments of... Read Article
REVIEW A Winter to Remember (El Color de un Invierno)
Lucia has returned home to visit her parents for the winter holidays. Back in the cradle of her childhood fears... 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