Reviews

Tengo un Mustang

Jean Paul ‘El Troglodita’

Enrique Roberto Tellería was a wild non-conformist in 1960s Peru which sought to sanitise foreign youth music. His rare debut...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Orquesta Olivieri

Orquesta Olivieri

The second (final) outing of Herbie Olivieri's Nuyorican outfit from 1972. Rooted in New York's salsa sound, there are vibrant...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

J’ai Mal à Mon Folklore

De Temps Antan

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Québécois trio De Temps Antan are back with a new raft of songs and tunes...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Pa’ Tu Cuerpa

Cimafunk

Cimafunk's previous albums, Terapia (Therapy, 2017) and El Alimento (The Nourishment, 2021), present his music as something elemental and Pa’...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Direct-to-Dub

Scientist

Scientist is one of the iconic producers of Jamaican dub music. In his late teens, he found himself deep in...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Ela Partíu

Laíz & The New Love Experience

Laíz is a 24-year-old Brazilian rapper who settled in Berlin at 18. Ela Partíu features 20 musicians from countries including...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Sa.Li.Va

Ayom

After resettling to Barcelona in 2011, Brazilian singer and percussionist Jabu Morales joined Italian accordionist Alberto Becucci in a band...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Nieves de Enero

Chalino Sánchez

Dubbed ‘Godfather of the Corrido’, Chalino Sánchez was shot dead in 1992, aged only 31, after a concert in which...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Cañonazo

Johnny Pacheco

Pacheco was a co-founder of the legendary Fania Records, and this was the label's first release, as rather than work...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Acadia

Yasmin Williams

Yasmin Williams’ Nonesuch Records debut features the acoustic fingerstyle/lap-tapping guitarist in a variety of solo and ensemble settings across nine...

Reviewed in issue November/2024