Reviews
Blue Cha Cha
Galbán’s pedigree as Cuba’s finest electric guitarist ran from his 1960s work with Los Zafiros to his late flowering on...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Hickory
There’s no denying that this album gets off to a flying start. The first two rollicking tunes fly along, sounding...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Edery Sings Yupanqui
Gerard Edery was born in Casablanca but raised in New York and Paris. Of Sephardic Jewish heritage (note the name...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Mysterium Tremendum
As concept albums go, they hardly come any grander. On his latest release the former Grateful Dead drummer turned respected...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2012
Baguala de la Siesta
Ex-pat Argentinians in Paris are legion and involved in all kinds of musical projects, from Gotan Project’s Eduardo Makaroff to...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Imaginaries
Imaginaries really has it all: a rock’n’roll aesthetic; an ensemble of talented musicians; a bunch of varied butuniformly excellent songs;...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Músicas Para Churrasco Vol 1
Seu Jorge's latest finds the Brazilian singer back doing what he does best. His previous record, a selection of rock-leaning...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Sunday Never Comes
The global music community is beginning to notice another pioneering band from Portland, Oregon that has built a devoted local...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
¡Soy Salvadoreño!
For their latest musical discovery Smithsonian Folkways have unearthed Los Hermanos Lovos and their chanchona style of music from the...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
Do Norte
With lyrics in Portuguese and perfect pronunciation you could be forgiven for thinking A Bossa Eletrica are from Brazil. In...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
