Reviews
Encuentro
An encounter with tango can easily spawn a kind of fanaticism, typically among non-Argentinians who become enraptured with its familiar...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Fiesta Tropical
‘From Havana to Rio, it’s party time’ announce the liner notes accompanying this concoction crossing eras, musical styles and performers...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
Mango
Helming Mo’ Horizons are two Hannoverian DJs and producers, Ralf Droesemeyer and Mark Wetzler, who have been plying their Euro-Brazilian...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2023
Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira!
From the CDs released outside Brazil, people would be forgiven for thinking that today's Brazilians listen to nothing but 70s...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Jazz and All That
You could treat the surprise success of the Sachal Studios Orchestra’s version of Dave Brubeck’s ‘Take Five’ either as a...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
En Couleurs
The Louisianan twenty-somethings in Feufollet were raised on Cajun music, and have showcased their respect for tradition and their considerable...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Un Canto por México Vol 2
The follow-up to last year’s acclaimed Un Canto por México, Vol 1 (a Top of the World in November 2020,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Friends & Family of Hawai’i
With four Grammy nominations and numerous local awards to her credit, vocalist Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom is Hawaii’s best-selling female artist....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2010
Symphonique
Le Vent du Nord have quickly established themselves as one of Quebec's leading tradition-based music groups, and rightfully so. Their...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Le Cri du Cyclope
French-Lebanese percussionist Wassim Halal was originally trained in Lebanese dabke music. His first album, Revolutionary Birds, with Mounir Troudi and...
Reviewed by Marwan Shamiyeh in issue: March/2019
