Reviews
Buenos Aires: Une Nuit de Tango
Like many low-budget compilations, this 37-track album is sourced from a limited number of artists, featuring six tracks each from...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Mi Herencia
New York City has been tapping into Colombian music fever for several years now, what with festivals such as Encuentro...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2022
Mento, Not Calypso! The Original Sound of Jamaica
Mento, Not Calypso! treats us to more than 50 mento favourites, most from the pre-reggae style’s heyday, from the late...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2013
Make It Fast, Make It Slow
The title-track of this album was one of the many fascinating discoveries on Ghana Soundz, the first release from the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
Symphony!
Good melodies are dauntingly difficult to write. So perhaps it's not surprising that on projects like this one the performances...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Apr/May/2015
What are Those for Songs!
Otava Yo have existed since 2004 and are popular across much of the former Soviet Bloc. The six-piece are essentially...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2015
Vol II
Twenty years ago, inspired by a series of concerts at the Largo club in Los Angeles where a mad-scientist-in-the-laboratory vibe...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2022
