Reviews
Te Vaka Beats: Vol I
With ancestral links to the small Pacific islands of Tuvalu and Tokelau, Polynesian group Te Vaka originally formed in New...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
Paradis
Swedish schlager songs sung in Farsi? Behind this utterly bizarre confluence of styles is a clever comment on the state...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2017
Brazilian Landscapes
Michala Petri, Marilyn Mazur, Daniel Murray
This decidedly erudite CD is like a classically tinged Codona trio album for the new millennium. Like Don Cherry and...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2017
The Book of Transfigurations
American singer Julia Úlehla and guitarist Aram Bajakian are the core of Dálava, a Vancouver-based collective. Their source material lies...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
Live in Mostar
Divanhana are a young Sarajevo-based band who have an old-fashioned work ethic: they get on the road and tour! This...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Avrakedabra
Jamaica's premier family band, Morgan Heritage, are back with their second album in two years, hoping to build on 2015's...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: August/2017
Guitarra Mía: Tangos by Gardel and Piazzolla
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) and Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) remain the undisputed giants of Argentinian tango. The former was a crooner, film...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/2017
Enamorarse en la Playa
Blasting off with his smash hit ‘Tirando Duro’, a crazy-catchy merengue that will have you kicking up sand on your...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2017
Vem Rei
Rio singer-songwriter Vitto Meirelles’ latest album contains a somewhat unlikely tribute to Michael Jackson in the shape of its title-track,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: August/2017
Creology
When you hear Carmen Souza, it's like being thrown into some sort of fantasy land where Billie Holiday was in...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2017
