Reviews

Kerlaveo

Kerlaveo

Sometimes fusion that encompasses more than two tactfully chosen styles can be a mildly annoying barrage of tracks that yell,...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Dreamers

Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider

The names dropped on the lyric sheet of this classy crossover album constitute a lofty constellation of Ibero-American idealism: Octavio...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Siku

Nicola Cruz

Born in France to Ecuadorian parents, Nicola Cruz is one of a number of producers of recent years who have...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

¿Que Vola?

¿Que Vola?

¿Que Vola? (‘What's Up?’ – a greeting commonly used by Cubans) opens traditionally with a grand salutation to the Santería...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Ameriikan Laulu

Aallotar

Aallotar are a transatlantic ‘chamber folk’ duo, comprising Finnish accordionist Teija Niku and Finnish-American fiddler Sara Pajunen. In the early...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

You Will Never Die!

Yom & The Wonder Rabbis

Clarinettist Yom's second project with his band The Wonder Rabbis comes seven years after the first one. In between, he's...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019

Global Griot

Eric Bibb

Eric Bibb knows what he's doing by now. He's released about 40 albums, give or take, and netted a bunch...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019

Saigon Supersound Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This compilation of vintage rock'n'roll from South Vietnam during the Vietnamese war is a follow-up to the first volume of...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019

Daega Rek

Fofoulah

This project from Afro-dub outfit Fofoulah signals an interesting turn for the ensemble. Their self-titled debut was dub-heavy and dreamy,...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019

Le Chant des Rameurs

Gabriel Saglio & Les Vieilles Pies

In the course of a variegated career, Gabriel Saglio has forged a solid reputation as a lyricist with a keen...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019