Reviews
Remains to Be Scene
Not every bluegrass album starts with a cover of Ray Davies’ ‘Last of the Steam-Powered Trains’. But that’s part of...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Son Con Guaguancó
To mark the centennial of Cuban legend Celia Cruz’ birth, Craft Latino is reissuing a series of classic recordings. Opening...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Mizik Maladi: Disques Debs International Vol 3
Henri Debs enjoyed an extraordinary career. Describing himself as “100% Guadeloupean, of Lebanese origin and French nationality”, he was born...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
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Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos | Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos
Monsalve may be based in Paris but he learned his craft playing post-rock, avant-jazz-funk and Afro-Venezuelan music in Caracas and...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Maré Cheia
Musician and anthropologist Meno Del Picchia has managed to combine his academic career with songwriting and music production. He’s explored...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Magnífico Boogaloo
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Another fine compilation to complement Vampisoul’s cumbia collections, Magnífico Boogaloo features a Peruvian take on a genre tailor-made for dancers....
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Wapna’kik: The People of the Dawn
The Mi’kmaw people have lived on the eastern coasts of Canada from New Brunswick to Newfoundland since time immemorial, fishing,...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Vivo en Santo Domingo
Dominican musician Toné Vicioso has roots in bebop and avant-garde music, nurtured while resident in New York during the 70s....
Reviewed in issue May/2025
