Reviews
Empire Electric
The new album, Empire Electric, from No-No Boy, the alter ego of rogue folklorist Julian Saporiti, dives into Southeast Asian...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: November/2023
La Novia
An album of Sephardic and traditional songs from Puglia’s La Cantiga de la Serena, a trio made up of Fabrizio...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2023
Switched On
Puerto Rican dubmeister Pachyman left San Juan for Los Angeles a while back, took his Latin Caribbean roots with him...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: November/2023
Vol 2 – Yet and Still
Too Sad For the Public | Too Sad for the Public
The latest album by Too Sad for the Public, the dynamic musical aggregation led by composer/songwriter/producer Dick Connette, serves as...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2023
La Gran Diversión
Out beyond the Buena Vista Social Club there is a piano. Roberto Fonseca will meet you there. Having stoked his...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2023
Ojinga’s Own
Formed in 1971 and still going strong with Eze Rockcliffe remaining at the helm, Yoruba Singers were first among equals...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2023
Habana-Bahia
The cities of Havana and Salvador are widely regarded as epicentres of Afro-Latin musical culture – at the head of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2023
Amame
It’s nearly 35 years since Sámi singer Boine recorded Gula Gula, the album which brought the world’s attention to her...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2023
Motewolonuwok
When Jeremy Dutcher released his first opus, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, in 2018, very few people outside the classical world had heard...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: November/2023
