Reviews
Mireya
From Puerto Rico, born to a Dominican mum and Mexican dad, Mireya is singer and founder of NYC-based all-women mariachi...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
Meridian Brothers & Grupo Renacimiento
It’s hard to think of too many bands that can be as divisive as Meridian Brothers. They share the same...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
Del Cuarto Rojo: Homenaje Sonoro Escuchando la Pintura de Rafael Hastings
Peruvian percussionist Manongo Mujica has always been partial to experimentation, as was clear in his work with the influential jazz...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
No Reino Dos Afetos
Bruno Berle hails from Maceió, Alagoas, a state on the east coast of Brazil that boasts a tight-knit musical community....
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
Homenagem
Samba from Berlin? Why not? There has been plenty of choro coming from unexpected places recently, but not so much...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
Tell ’Em You Were Gold
In 2007, when Jason and Pharis met at a fiddle jam, the former’s reputation as a banjo luthier extraordinaire was...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
Slow Dance, Square Dance, Barn Dance
Slow Dance, Square Dance, Barn Dance delivers straight up traditional bluegrass balladry and honky-tonk crooning with authentic aplomb. Canadian-based, The...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
From a Heritage Tree
Like so many recent releases, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Daniel Sherrill’s From a Heritage Tree owes its existence, at least...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
Estrela Acesa
Estrela Acesa (Burning Star), is Sessa’s second full-length project and the first album out on Mexican Summer. The São Paulo-born...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
Flamenco: Pasado y Presente
The songs on Argentinian producer and guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde’s new album are mostly originals, but much emphasis is made...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
