Mariachi Herencia de Mexico: Esencia
The origin of the word “mariachi” was once hotly discussed – even disputed. Semantics and etymology apart, no one has been able to quite...
Stanley Grill: And I Paint the Stars with Wings
In 2017 Stanley Grill wrote music that elevated the terrestrial to the celestial with At the Center of All Things. That music swept across...
Soli: Meu Pulso
There’s a good chance you might not have heard of the guitarist, vocalist and composer of these songs – Soli. Having a one-word name...
Stratus Luna: Presenting Stratus Luna
Think about Brasilian music played by Brasilians – even before a single note is played – and the chances are you’ll expect something magical...
Svjetlana Bukvich: Extension
Music has an ephemeral quality that makes it experientially real only in the present. For instance, once music has passed it becomes a cherished...
Ozorio Trio: Big Town
One of the most exciting discoveries to make in music – something like excavating something you never knew existed in archeology – is a...
Les Amazones D’Afrique: Amazones Power
The word “amazones” (plural form of the word “amazone”) is usually associated with South America and the peoples – principally Brasilian (but also from...
James Fernando: The Lonely Sailor
James Fernando - The Lonely Sailor; Untold; The Journey Within; Ancient Lullaby; Troubled Waters; The Other Side of the Storm; The Last Sunset at...
Bianca Gismonti Trio: Desvelando Mares
Perhaps the greatest gift a father as famous as Egberto Gismonti could have bestowed upon his children would be a questing one; that boundless...
Simon Thacker’s Ritmata: Tàradh
The Scottish guitarist Simon Thacker is a musical alchemist. Thus, rightfully he and his art is evocative of a musical Merlin-like figure roaming mystical...
Itamar Erez: Mi Alegria
Almost unique among contemporary guitar virtuosos Itamar Erez is a musician who is an equally gifted composer who strives to make music of a...
Lakou Mizik: Haitianola
Haiti and New Orleans have an extremely deep cultural connection which, in turn, arises from its historical one. Both places saw an infusion of...
Sylvain Leroux & L’école Fula Flute: Tyabala
Sylvain Leroux is, without a shadow of a doubt, a major musician. He is also an activist who is deeply committed to...
Nella: Voy
This fascinating disc, Voy, earned Nella the Best New Artist Award at the 2019 Latin Grammys. It’s no wonder that the recording...
Deline Briscoe: Wawu
The arrival of the album Wawu by Deline Briscoe is guaranteed to quicken any reviewer’s pulse. The unusual vocalist and songwriter has...
Pablo Aslan: Contrabajo
If the world of Argentinean music epitomised by its (Argentina’s) sensual tango was propelled into the future by Alberto Ginastera, Osvaldo Pugliese,...
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragmala
Listening to the drone of the tanpura that announces the first track on disc one of this package by the Go:Organic Orchestra...
andPlay: Playlist
Ashkan Behzadi - Crescita Plastica; David Bird - Bezier; Apocrypha; Clara Iannotta - Limun
andPlay is Maya Bennardo: vn...
Jane Antonia Cornish: Seascapes
Jane Antonia Cornish – Seascapes: Seascapes I, Seascapes II, Seascapes III, Seascapes Epilogue; Yügen; Drift
The composer Jane Antonia...
San-São Trio: Novos Caminhos
The fact that the English-speaking world knows little or nothing about Brasil and its artists is borne out by this remarkable recording...
