Reviews
Mujeres
Diana Baroni, Ronald Martin Alonso & Rafael Guel
Mujeres weaves together classical and Latin styles in a breathtaking tribute to the women of the New World. The album...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
In Between Thoughts… A New World
The follow-up to the Mexican duo's Grammy-winning Mettavolution follows a similarly spiritual motivation – whereas that record was shaped by...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Tarantism
With a name reminiscent of The Incredible String Band you might be expecting psychedelic folk played on a variety of...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Agôra
This prolific world-jazz trio from São Paulo boosted their profile in 2020 with a BBC 6 Music Album of the...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Anskoonamakew slii Shansoon
It's not often that music recorded a few weeks ago evokes a vivid atmosphere of many centuries past. Andrea Menard's...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
Wayo
On the opening title-track of Benjamin's third album, the guitar riffs explode like Led Zeppelin and the drums detonate like...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
Common Nation of Sorrow
Americans are angry. The signs are hard to miss. Bluegrass and old-time banjo music are good for expressing these discontents,...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
Behique
Fernando García is a young Puerto Rican drummer, composer and educator based in New York. His previous releases have garnered...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
Peripheral Visions
Brooklyn-based guitarist-composer Grant Gordy's first album in more than a decade, Peripheral Visions, is an impressive addition to the chamber...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
Pa Mi Tres
Yarima Blanco won the De la Tradición Sonera y Campesina (From the Son and Country Tradition) award at last year's...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
