Reviews
River of Revenge: Brazilian Country Music 1929-1961 (Vol 1 & 2)
The pop and crackle of early recording gear, the guttural twang of handmade instruments, hand-me-down harmonies and country songs of...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Ese Puerto Existe
With their second album, Paris-based Venezuelan trio Insólito UniVerso continue their dream-laden dialogue between adopted city and longed-for homeland, as...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Agôra
This prolific world-jazz trio from São Paulo boosted their profile in 2020 with a BBC 6 Music Album of the...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Lost Voices
It's tempting to say that the stories recounted in song form on Lost Voices eclipse the songs themselves. But that...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Traveling Wildfire
‘The image of the travelling wildfire reminded me of how music and stories can travel from generation to generation, bringing...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Tribute to Austin Pitre
This Cajun jam session was recorded in 1999 at an outdoor venue in Opelousas, Louisiana and features the members of...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Mujeres
Diana Baroni, Ronald Martin Alonso & Rafael Guel
Mujeres weaves together classical and Latin styles in a breathtaking tribute to the women of the New World. The album...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
In Between Thoughts… A New World
The follow-up to the Mexican duo's Grammy-winning Mettavolution follows a similarly spiritual motivation – whereas that record was shaped by...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
Tarantism
With a name reminiscent of The Incredible String Band you might be expecting psychedelic folk played on a variety of...
Reviewed in issue May/2023
