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Review of Salsa Salsa

Salsa Salsa

Tito Puente and His Orchestra

In The Woods

Rating: ★★★★★

In January 1983 Tito Puente took his orchestra to a club in New York, for a rousing and historic session....

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: September/2024

Review of Latin-Soul-Rock

Latin-Soul-Rock

Fania All Stars

Craft Latino

Rating: ★★★★

Fifty years after its original release, this long out-of-print album has been remastered and reissued on vinyl and digital form....

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: September/2024

Review of Clay

Clay

Flo Perlin

Flo Perlin

Rating: ★★★★

Flo Perlin is a London-based singer-songwriter with Iraqi/Belarusian roots, a lovely resonant voice and a knack for writing hook-laden songs...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: September/2024

Review of Jouhikko

Jouhikko

Lassi Logrén

Top of the World

Siba Records

Rating: ★★★★

Finnish music fans around the world know Logrén as the fiddle player in the legendary band Värttinä. What they might...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: September/2024

Review of Fracassines

Fracassines

Combo Daguerre

Barbès Records

Rating: ★★★

Musician and producer Olivier Conan moved from Paris to New York in his 20s. Having immersed himself in tropical Latin...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: September/2024

Review of Wulansih

Wulansih

Peni Candra Rini

Top of the World

New Amsterdam Records

Rating: ★★★★

Peni Candra Rini is a Javanese singer whom I first saw performing with Kronos Quartet in their last London show...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2024

Review of Avoudé

Avoudé

Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band

Top of the World

We Are Busy Bodies

Rating: ★★★★★

With Avoudé, Dogo du Togo makes a dynamic leap from the stripped-back sound of his 2022 debut to an electrifying...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: January/2025

Review of Port’Inglês

Port’Inglês

Carmen Souza

Galileo Music

Rating: ★★★★

The tricky part about coming up with and cementing an aesthetic of your own is avoiding being cornered or imprisoned...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/2025

Review of American Railroad

American Railroad

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

Top of the World

Nonesuch Records

Rating: ★★★★★

For fans fortunate enough to get on board this project during its tour of the US from 2023 to 2024,...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: January/2025

Review of A Milers de Somnis de Distància

A Milers de Somnis de Distància

Santi Careta

Segell Microscopi

Rating: ★★★★

Santi Careta is an intriguing Catalan musician. Contributing to bands like Astrio, Rodrigo Laviña y Su Combo and Alba Careta...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/2025

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