Reviews
Poison Fruit
Poison Fruit is an electric, groove-based collage of Brazilian vibes. As an unorthodox take on Brazilian music, this album could...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions
Maykel Elizarde, Dayron Ortega Guzmán, & Eduardo Silveira
Meaning ‘Spontaneous’, Espontáneo is more a recording of a coincidental collective than a band per se. While in Havana working...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
Like a Bolt
Released in 1973, Like a Bolt gathered recordings the great Jamaican singer John Holt had made for Duke Reid's Treasure...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
Empathy Moves the Water
Since Jeff Kazor formed the Crooked Jades in San Francisco more than 20 years ago, they have become one of...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
Les Bushinengé: Nèg Mawon de Guyane
The Bushinengé people from French Guiana and Suriname are descended from escaped slaves who fled to the Amazon and intermarried...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
La Caminadora
Produced in under a month, this seven-track album of covers is a joyous whistle-stop tour through the energy and vibrancy...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
Ronald Mesquita
Like many Brazilian albums of this generation, it's evident that this self-titled release by Brazilian drummer Ronald Mesquita relies on...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
Cumbias Internacionales
Tita Duval y El Nuevo Ritmo de Bobby Rey
This reissue from Vampisoul is a star-studded album, headed up by the Argentinian couple Roberto Rey and Tita Duval. Duval...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
Jazz Batá 2
As a master of Cuban piano, any new release by Chucho Valdés is sure to spark excitement among Latin music...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
Bachata Haiti
While Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the same island they are divided – the French colonised Haiti while the...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
