Reviews
Travesseiro Feliz
Travesseiro Feliz (Happy Pillow) opens with a Brazilian alt-rock groove, setting the stage for the psychedelic fusion this album promises....
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020
25 Trips
Sierra Hull's voice is as sparkling clear as a glacial stream tinged with just the right shad of Tennessee twang....
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Rey de Mi Folclor Vallenato y Cumbia Colombiana
Ever since Carlos Vives turned to the style in the early 90s, vallenato reinstated itself as one of Colombia's most-cherished...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Miss Colombia
Lido Pimienta calls her third album ‘a cynical love letter’ to her home country and the Colombian people. Based in...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Átimo
There has been an intriguing Sweden-Salvador, Brazil connection establishing itself of late, with Swedish producer Sebastian Notini working with Tiganá...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Guasá, Cununo y Marimba: Afro-Colombian Music from the Pacific Coast
Afro-Colombian music has long been overlooked – largely down to an institutional and classist bias that, it has to be...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Love and Leave You
As the title suggests 100 Mile House's second album is all about relationships and loss. Love and Leave You is...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
La Próxima Traición
Tango has always reflected society – especially Buenos Aires’ urban society, but also, at various times, that of Paris, New...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Turn Up the Heat
Stalwart reggae promoters Reggae Roast release a killer selection of dancehall on renowned label Trojan Reloaded. Turn Up the Heat...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Basta de Música
Context can be an important factor when it comes to music. Buscaglía's parents were part of a scene that helped...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
