Reviews
The Rough Guide to Cumbia
Not to be confused with World Music Network’s original Rough Guide to Cumbia, this is a completely new compilation of...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Son Verdad
Xiomara Fortuna – attributed with founding the feminist movement in the Dominican Republic, an ‘out’ lesbian and a defender of...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Sistema Subversiva
Don't expect to hear any mint-breathed sighing, loose-hipped swaying and general ‘la-la-la-ing’ from Da Cruz. Bossa nova and its anodyne...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Rebetiko Gymnastas
Last hard being lured to his demise by the call of a siren at the climax of his album Marinai,...
Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: March/2013
Mujeres
Diana Baroni, Ronald Martin Alonso & Rafael Guel
Mujeres weaves together classical and Latin styles in a breathtaking tribute to the women of the New World. The album...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2023
The Good is a Big God
Over the years, I have returned to Rio drummer Domenico Lancellotti's collaborations with Moreno Veloso and Alexandre Kassin - the...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Pafata
Describing themselves as a ‘Latin rock fusion’ group, ¿Who's the Cuban? are a septet from France's Grand Est region. Since...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2023
Vida
At 92, Portuondo is now older than Compay Segundo was when the original Buena Vista Social Club album was recorded...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
Dima Libre
This is the fifth album in the lengthy career of a group led by Algerian singer-songwriter, Nedjim Bouizzoul. Having migrated...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
