Reviews
Mabagwe: A Tribute to ‘Los Mayores’
Choral music often raises a question: is it for listening to or for singing along with? This homage to their...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018
Son Con Guaguancó
To mark the centennial of Cuban legend Celia Cruz’ birth, Craft Latino is reissuing a series of classic recordings. Opening...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2025
Él Son Nesecita de Ti
Cándido Fabré is the feted musician, songwriter and sonero from Santiago de Cuba, renowned for his hoarse voice, sharp quips...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024
Black Roots
This second album from Julio Montoro y Alma Latina is a slick and unashamedly commercial Latin American album from the...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019
Rough Guide to Salsa Divas
Asked to name 15 Latin divas, most people will stop at Celia Cruz. The album opens with a classic, and...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Cuba's Queen of Song
For non-aficionados, Celia Cruz is best remembered as a gutsy Latina Tina Turner. When she died in 2003, she'd recently...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2011
Hirsutes Farfelus
Has there ever been an ‘Eco-Trio’ before? The Parisian trio Tako Toki, led by Etienne de la Sayette, join a...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: April/2025
Aquí Los Bravos
Michi Sarmiento y su Combo Bravo
Every time a new album comes out of one of Colombia's coastal regions, one fact becomes ever clearer: if it...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2011
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
