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Review of De Alcohol y Desamor

De Alcohol y Desamor

Tablao de Tango

Geomuse / Caramba Records

Rating: ★★★★

A supergroup eminently deserving of that title, Tablao de Tango bring together three greats of Argentinian music: Franco Luciani on...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: July/2024

Review of Bailar en la Cueva

Bailar en la Cueva

Jorge Drexler

Warner Music

Rating: ★★★★

Bailar en la Cueva (Dance in the Cave) starts much like any other Jorge Drexler album; the Uruguayan's gentle voice...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2014

Review of La Voz Del Mar

La Voz Del Mar

Xiomara Torres

Patois Records

Rating: ★★★

Hailing from Guapi on the Pacific Coast, but residing in Cali, Colombia, Xiomara Torres displays both her traditional roots and...

Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: November/2022

Review of La Giusta Distanza

La Giusta Distanza

Riccardo Tesi | Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana

Visage Music

Rating: ★★★★

La Giusta Distanza grew out of the confinement of the pandemic when Tuscan organetto (diatonic accordion) maestro Tesi composed most...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: December/2023

Review of La Vérité

La Vérité

Fode Baro

Lusafrica

Rating: ★★★

Fode Baro is from Guinea, of Fulani-Mande descent, but he is not from a griot family. His music is a...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of La Madrugá

La Madrugá

Yasser Tejeda

One RPM

Rating: ★★★★

This new album from Yasser Tejeda comprises a slick and very enjoyable collection of nine tracks merging two distinct traits...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Retumba La Tierra

Retumba La Tierra

Calle Mambo

Calle Mambo

Rating: ★★★

Calle Mambo are a five-piece band that combine traditional Chilean instrumentation with synthesizers and modern flourishes to create a hybrid...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: August/2025

Review of La Part du Hasard

La Part du Hasard

L'Attirail

Les Chantier Sonores

Rating: ★★★

Twenty-three years, 12 albums, one theme: Xavier Demerliac's oeuvre is as steadfast as a train steaming down the track. Each...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2018

Review of Tastes Like LA

Tastes Like LA

Las Cafeteras

Las Cafeteras

Rating: ★★★

So diverse is Latin American music that most artists, when they come to fusions, choose a couple of elements and...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2017

Review of Y Bardd Anfarwol

Y Bardd Anfarwol

The Gentle Good

Bubblewrap Records

Rating: ★★

In October 2011, Welsh musician Gareth Bonello, aka The Gentle Good, journeyed to the Chinese city of Chengdu, spending six...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2014

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