Reviews
Bright Morning Stars
They're not sisters, but The Wailin’ Jennys sound like they must have grown up singing under the same roof together....
Reviewed in issue June/2011
Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Sound of Latin New York
It would seem that Strut's summertime Salsa Explosion (reviewed in Songlines #72) was really just a starter for this, more...
Reviewed in issue June/2011
The Secret Sisters
Vintage dresses? Check. Joyful, springwater-fresh voices? Check. A determination to sidestep the plasticised sound of contemporary country? Check. The Secret...
Reviewed in issue June/2011
Lágrimas Mexicanas
Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell
Having made his name sprudng up bossa nova alongside New York's avant-garde set, this isn't the first time Brazilian ex-pat...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Systema Solar
Colombia continues to be one of the most exciting music-producing nations in Latin America. The birthplace of cumbia, the country...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Cartagena!
Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962-72
Aqui en la costa me vuelve loco’ (Here on the Coast I go Mad). So sings the great band leader...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Vida, Pasión y Tango
When José Libertella died in December 2004, it seemed inevitable that Argentina’s best-known post-Piazzolla orchestra would have to accept its...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Salto Mortal
The vocal half of the singer-songwriting duo that fronts enduring Argentinian band La Chicana, Dolores Solá steps away here from...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Studies in Bossa
Following on from assorted Azymuth-related releases over the last few years, Far Out keep it in the family with this...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
