Reviews
Pata de Perra
Laso, a key figure in contemporary Argentine tango, teams up with producer Aldo ‘Macha’ Asenjo of Chilean cumbia outfit Chico...
Reviewed by Charis McGowan in issue: January/February/2024
Rincon de las Penas
The Río de la Plata has a long tradition of meditative guitar music. It’s informed by the mestizo traditions of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2024
Cañonazo
Pacheco was a co-founder of the legendary Fania Records, and this was the label's first release, as rather than work...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: November/2024
Femmina
The vocalist and clarinettist Gera Bertolone hails from Sicily, and here puts together an album of original songs which blend...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/2025
Libertad (Freedom)
When I first heard her debut album, La Juderia, seven years ago, I was convinced that Yasmin Levy had the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Tucson-Habana
Since 1997, Amparanoia have built up a small but fervent following with a sound that combines Spanish agit–pop of the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2010
Kijombo
One might start by pointing out that the musicianship on this recording, the second from this joint Dominican and New...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: April/2020
Tricota
Electronic tango is in a decadent but decisive phase. As the fad falls away, a few bands have managed to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Eternal Getdown
Is world music a kind of tourism, or closer to anthropology? Are Latino roots more authentic in rural pueblos or...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/2017
