Darandi is the fourth solo album by Aurelio Martínez. It also marks the close of a thirty year cycle in the career of the Garifuna music legend from Honduras. In that time, he has brought traditional Garifuna music,... Read Article
The new Sidestepper album, the sixth of their twenty-year history, is also their most significant. Not simply because Supernatural Love comes after seven long years of silence and even ten years after their last work of original material, but... Read Article
Sidestepper are set to make their long due return to the spotlight this year. The Colombian group – led by British producer Richard Blair and sharing members with Ondatropica, Mucho Indio and other noted Colombian bands – have... Read Article
Let’s be clear: Tambolero is not Totó La Momposina’s new album, though it’s so imaginative it’s as if it were a new one. The record is a collection of unreleased tracks and alternative takes dating back to the... Read Article
This summer will bring us a reimagining of one of Colombia’s most important albums. Totó La Momposina‘s La Candela Viva (1993) will be remixed and remastered (with some additional instrumentation and vocals by Totó’s granddaughters) as Tambolero, to be released... Read Article
The Creole Choir of Cuba have recently announced dates for a tour of England, Scotland and Wales in 2011, promoting their excellent Tande-La album in 2010. You can read the review of that album HERE. The Creole Choir... Read Article
Cuba is best known for son, the grab bag of styles that features many of the building blocks of salsa. But it also has a large community descended from Haitian immigrants, who speak French Creole, and their traditional... Read Article
