Reviews
Haiti: Meringue & Konpa 1952-1962
An earlier Frémeaux release, 2014's Dominican Republic: Merengue, excelled in profiling the small-combo and orchestra roots of merengue in the...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
A Thousand Thoughts
David Harrington and his colleagues have long been intrepid world music adventurers, expanding the string quartet repertoire with works from...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2014
Estar Ahí
With or without his band La Chicana, Acho Estol’s music always has something of a tea-concert quality. An airy lightness...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2022
Rough Guide to Caribbean Cafe
The latest Caribbean music World Music Network compilation sets out to demonstrate the connections and parallels between island styles while...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2012
Toma Tu Jabón Kapax
It's so rare these days to And music that sounds completely fresh, that is in any way different to everything...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2013
They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration
In early February 2012, a three-day benefit for the Arhoolie Foundation was staged in Berkeley, California, marking the 50th anniversary...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985
Africa collided with Latin America in myriad ways, from the complex rhythms of son, the Yoruba pulse underpinning cumbia to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Pachanga Time
With its gorgeous retro cover art and deliberate golden-age smarts Side A was recorded using ribbon microphone technology –...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2021
The Otium Mixtape
David Kiledjian is a producer/musician based in Lyon. This debut solo album puts us in touch with Lyon’s futurist electronic...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: May/2024
