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Review of Miky y Repa

Miky y Repa

La Reyna y La Real

Tumi Music

Rating: ★★★

La Reyna y La Real first met in 2012 on the underground rap circuit in Havana, having initially trod quite...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2017

Review of Y Se Fue en la Bolita

Y Se Fue en la Bolita

Xamanek

Pacharango Prod

Rating: ★★

Led by two Chilean brothers based in Belgium, Xamanek make a fusion of Latin rock that incorporates elements of hip-hop,...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017

Review of El Callegüeso y su Mala Maña

El Callegüeso y su Mala Maña

La Mambanegra

Top of the World

Movimientos Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Cali is known as the home of salsa in Colombia, a reputation based on the way they dance it, rather...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017

Review of La Huerta

La Huerta

Tori Sparks

Glass Mountain Records

Rating: ★★★

Five years ago, American singer-songwriter Tori Sparks moved from Nashville to Barcelona. She took with her a guitar and a...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2017

Review of Uña y Carne

Uña y Carne

Chicuelo

Accords Croisés

Rating: ★★★★

It's been 12 years since Juan Gómez ‘Chicuelo’ released his last solo album, Diapasión. In the interim he's worked as...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2020

Review of Los Hijos de la Montaña

Los Hijos de la Montaña

Los Hijos de la Montaña

Top of the World

Vacilando 68

Rating: ★★★★★

Following the success in 2016 of two collaborative albums – with novelty Smiths/Morrissey coverists Mexrissey and the more vital Tucson-based...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2017

Review of La Migra

La Migra

Battle of Santiago

Made With Pencil Crayons

Rating: ★★

Opening track ‘Aguanileo’ is a marvellous thing: seven minutes of swirling guitars and horns, electronic trills and crashing sound effects...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2017

Review of La Criée

La Criée

Zakouska

Collectif L''Assoce Pikante

Rating: ★★★

Originally influenced by the Balkan and Romanian traditions spanning the Carpathian mountain range of Central and Eastern Europe, this French...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2020

Review of Ile de la Réunion: Maloya

Ile de la Réunion: Maloya

Firmin Viry

Ocora Radio France

Rating: ★★★★

Maloya is a style of music unique to La Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is the secular version of...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2017

Review of La Yarará

La Yarará

Malena Zavala

Yucatan Records

Rating: ★★★

In the press release to her second album Malena Zavala explains her desire to explore and overcome her identity issues,...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2020

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