Reviews
Cumbia Beat Vol 2
The garish cover looks like the sort of booty shaking bootleg you might pick up at the massive black market...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Político
The Mexican Institute of Sound certainly know how to have a knees-up – in the pot of musical treats is...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
The Rough Guide to Salsa
This selection by Pablo Yglesias (aka DJ Bongohead) has been tested on the dance floor and is aimed at the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Agua del Sol
It’s easy to forget Hijos de Agüeybaná are from Puerto Rico. Their sound recalls the percussive rhythms and call-and-response patterns...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
The Boss of the Bossa Nova
Don’t let the title put you off, this is a handy, single-disc anthology of bossa alchemist João Gilberto’s first three...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Four Little Sisters
This all-female band is part of a vibrant, alternative string music community in San Francisco that has turned out new...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Pecados Tropicales
You’d think six Latina women playing a punky cumbia with ‘queer’ in their band name had to be a good...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Indio de Apartamento
An estranged cousin to last year’s Bill Frisell link-up, Lágrimas Mexicanas, this album is one that demands patience and time...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
The Life & Times Of…
The Hot 8 Brass Band have every right to sing the blues. Forced to flee New Orleans due to Hurricane...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
A Tribute to Caetano Veloso
In Brazil and across the Latin American diaspora, Caetano Veloso is God. As a founding father of tropicalia, as a...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
