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Review of Ginga

Ginga

Flavia Coelho

[PIAS]

Rating: ★★★★

The fifth album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Flavia Coelho is brimming with uplifting, catchy melodies, which have become her signature appeal....

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of No Reino dos Afetos 2

No Reino dos Afetos 2

Bruno Berle

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

For his second outing Berle, now relocated to São Paulo from his home state of Alagoas, has once more co-produced...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of A Strange Day in June

A Strange Day in June

The Folklorkestra

Smiling Fez

Rating: ★★★★

Led by mandolin, guitar, banjo, flute, harmonica and sitar player John Kruth, New York-based The Folklorkestra are a mostly instrumental...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Sonido Cósmico

Sonido Cósmico

Hermanos Gutiérrez

Easy Eye Sound

Rating: ★★★

Hermanos Gutiérrez have been winning hearts around the world with their transcendent guitar sound recalling desert skies and lonely highways....

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of MESTIZX

MESTIZX

Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly

Top of the World

International Anthem & Nonesuch

Rating: ★★★★

This is a concept album of sorts from the husband-and-wife team of drummer Frank Rosaly and singer Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti,...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Sharing in the Spirit

Sharing in the Spirit

Ana Egge

StorySound Records

Rating: ★★★

With Sharing in the Spirit, singer-songwriter Ana Egge shares eight original songs plus covers of songs by Ted Hawkins and...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of De Alcohol y Desamor

De Alcohol y Desamor

Tablao de Tango

Geomuse / Caramba Records

Rating: ★★★★

A supergroup eminently deserving of that title, Tablao de Tango bring together three greats of Argentinian music: Franco Luciani on...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Zungguzungguguzungguzeng!

Zungguzungguguzungguzeng!

Yellowman

Top of the World

Greensleeves / VP Music Group

Rating: ★★★★

Back in 1983, two years after the death of Bob Marley, Yellowman was the most successful performer in Jamaica. Born...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Dawgnilo!

Dawgnilo!

Danilo Brito & David Grisman

Acoustic Disc

Rating: ★★★

Dawgnilo! brings together two mandolin maestros, Brazilian Brito and American Grisman. The latter emerged from the Greenwich Village scene as...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Novela

Novela

Céu

Urban Jungle

Rating: ★★★

Novela is Céu’s sixth album, her first in three years, and it’s mostly self-penned (the one exception being ‘Corpo e...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

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