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Review of Horse Camp

Horse Camp

The Lowest Pair & Small Town Therapy

Delicata Records

Rating: ★★★

In 2020, while camping in the Pacific Northwest, Kendl Winter (vocals, banjo, guitar) and Palmer T Lee (vocals, banjo, guitar),...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of Desumanos

Desumanos

Desumanos

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★★

While recording a Felipe Cordeiro album back in 2013, the musicians found their studio jam sessions so enjoyable that they...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of Sonido Verde de Moyobamba

Sonido Verde de Moyobamba

Sonido Verde de Moyobamba

Analog Africa

Rating: ★★★

Sonido Verde de Moyobamba was a five-piece band formed in 1980 by virtuoso Peruvian guitarist Leonardo Vela Rodriguez. Originating from...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of Meu Único Medo É Primavera

Meu Único Medo É Primavera

Ian Lasserre

Ajabu!

Rating: ★★★

After a brief opener in which the Paulistano musician intones the album's title four times to the sole accompaniment of...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986

Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Analog Africa

Rating: ★★★★

This compilation album features 18 tracks by nine different Peruvian cumbia amazónica bands that played the high-energy dance music emanating...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of Pura Maldad

Pura Maldad

Lola''s Dice

Dox Records

Rating: ★★★

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 in issue March/2023

Review of Tranquila. Celeste Canta Chavela

Tranquila. Celeste Canta Chavela

Celeste Alías

Microscopi

Rating: ★★★

A spin off from Tranquila, a show produced for Barcelona's Kursaal celebrating the life of Chavela Vargas, this release also...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of The Rough Guide to Railroad Blues

The Rough Guide to Railroad Blues

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

The clickety-clack of the railroad and the haunting sound of a train whistle run through the DNA of American blues...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of ¡Dale Duro al Bombo!

¡Dale Duro al Bombo!

Ruca y el Quinde de Barbacoas

Discos Pacífico

Rating: ★★★

If you’re a fan of Nidia Góngora, especially her work in Canalón de Timbiquí, then you’re sure to love this....

Reviewed in issue March/2023

Review of Alto da Maravilha

Alto da Maravilha

Russo Passapusso & Antonio Carlos e Jocafi

Top of the World

Máquina de Louco

Rating: ★★★★★

It's hard to believe that Alto da Maravilha was recorded remotely during the pandemic, such is the alchemy on show...

Reviewed in issue March/2023

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