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Review of Tabaco

Tabaco

Tabaco

El Palmas Music

Rating: ★★★★

Carlos ‘Tabaco’ Quintana, tall, thin and brown like the cigars he was nicknamed after, was a Venezuelan percussionist, singer and...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Review of Gal’üünx wil lu Holtga Liimi

Gal’üünx wil lu Holtga Liimi

Saltwater Hank

Saltwater Hank

Rating: ★★★★

Jeremy Pahl is the birth name of guitarist and fiddler Saltwater Hank, a member of the Ts’msyen group of First...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Review of Home

Home

Eliza Gilkyson

Realiza Records

Rating: ★★★

Singer-songwriter and activist Eliza Gilkyson may not be a household name but she has pedigree. In a five-decade career her...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Review of Terra Boa

Terra Boa

Jonny Wickham

Fresh Sound Records

Rating: ★★★★

This debut album from London bassist, composer and bandleader Jonny Wickham presents a heartfelt love letter to Afro-Brazilian rhythmic traditions....

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Review of Inti Watana: El Retorno del Sol

Inti Watana: El Retorno del Sol

Luzmila Carpio

Top of the World

ZZK Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Veteran Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio, one of the most prolific and well-respected of South American artists, returns here with a...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Review of Okemah Rising

Okemah Rising

Dropkick Murphys

Dummy Luck Music

Rating: ★★★

Along with 2022's This Machine Still Kills Fascists, Dropkick Murphys’ Okemah Rising stems from a self-directed project, the purpose of...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of I am a Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100

I am a Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Buddemusic

Rating: ★★★★

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth, I Am A Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100 is a diverse and fascinating...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Club Coco ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound of Now

Club Coco ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound of Now

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Bongo Joe Records

Rating: ★★★

A follow-up to 2021's Club Coco, this compilation by Mexican DJ Coco María showcases contemporary Afro-Latin sounds by home-based and...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of La Madrugá

La Madrugá

Yasser Tejeda

One RPM

Rating: ★★★★

This new album from Yasser Tejeda comprises a slick and very enjoyable collection of nine tracks merging two distinct traits...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

Review of Biama

Biama

Lebeha Drummers

Top of the World

Neuma Records

Rating: ★★★★

This Garifuna group is based at the Lebeha Drumming Center in Hopkins Village, Belize, which opened in 2003 with the...

Reviewed in issue August/September/2023

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