Reviews
Domino!
The luminous joy of the dance on the album cover — set at the landmark Van Horne viaduct in Montréal...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Ki Moun Ou Ye
Nathalie Joachim, a Juilliard alum and Grammy-nominated classical flautist, undergoes a distinctive musical evolution in her second album, Ki Moun...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Onaida
Dutch-born singer and percussionist Natascha Rogers released ‘O Baba’ as the first single from this album, With its strong Yoruba...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Sesc Jazz: Susana Baca (Ao Vivo)
As one of three such releases – along with Ray Lema and jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Sway –...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
AlKemi
Cuban music contributes to, and absorbs, myriad musics from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the US. It has also...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Irakere
Grupo Irakere, as the Cuban all-star outfit was known back in 1976 when this second in Mr Bongo’s Cuban Classics...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Rincon de las Penas
The Río de la Plata has a long tradition of meditative guitar music. It’s informed by the mestizo traditions of...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
ATÓMICA
The international profile of the Cuban-born singer, rapper and musician known as La Dame Blanche has been steadily increasing since...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Sones de Mariachi
Mariachi music, removed from the mezcal-sipping, ant-eating cantinas of its homeland, still has the power to entertain and surprise. Its...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
