Reviews
Pura Maldad
Amsterdam-based tropical psych merchants Lola's Dice deliver a brain-bending blend of synth-infused cumbia, merengue, dub and fuzzy funk on this...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2023
The Cycle
A deep contemporary African groove underpins this release – the first of album length from dance music experimentalists Raz &...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2023
Eyes on the Rise
From the seductive opening bars of ‘Chop It Up,‘ an African rumba-hued acoustic guitar and vocal cut that kicks off...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2023
A Cimbalomprímás
The title of this album means ‘The Cimbalom Primás’ or bandleader and the player in question is Bálint Tárkány-Kovács, one...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Aïda
Taking inspiration from traditional folk, tribal groove, French rap and the Tokyo underground scene, Maïa Barouh is an artist that...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: March/2023
Family
Eneida Marta is perhaps the best known female singer from Guinea-Bissau, a diva whose golden, wide-ranging voice – an instrument...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2023
Tranquila. Celeste Canta Chavela
A spin off from Tranquila, a show produced for Barcelona's Kursaal celebrating the life of Chavela Vargas, this release also...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2023
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The Band of Gică Diricel from Dobroteşti, Teleorman
This band come from Teleorman County in the south of Romania, about 90km west of Clejani, home of Taraf de...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
The Series of Music for Young Adults: Iranian Folk Songs
Originally released in 1976 by Iran's Centre for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults as part of a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
Banjara
The follow-up to their exceptional 2018 debut album Namaz, this sophomore release by crossover trio Baul Meets Saz continues the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2023
