Lebeha Drummers – Biama (Neuma, 2024) In 1635, a European shipwreck off St. Vincent in the Lesser Antilles changed history. The West and Central Africans…
Biama by Lebeha Drummers: A Celebration of Garifuna Heritage
Author: Iliana Cabrera
Yaràkä Explores the Healing Sounds of the Curannera Tradition
Yaràkä – Curannera (Zero Nove Nove, 2023) Yaràkä’s music is imbued with ritualistic themes, echoing traditions of exorcism and healing prevalent in Southern Italy and…
Brass Outfit Iberoamerican Ensemble Explores Transatlantic Roots Music
Iberoamerican Ensemble – Tocando Raíces (AudioMaze, 2024) Iberoamerican Ensemble presents an engaging, unconventional mix of jazz, flamenco, and Latin music. Notably, the transnational Netherlands-based Hispanic…
Honoring a Legacy: “Sintetiza2” by João Donato and Donatinho
Donatinho – Sintetiza2 (Sound Department, 2024) Sintetiza2 is as a heartfelt tribute from Donatinho to his late father, João Donato, released more than a year…
Caixa Cubo Takes Flight with Modo Avião
Caixa Cubo – Modo Avião (Far Out Recordings, 2024) São Paulo-based trio Caixa Cubo has boldly reimagined Brazilian jazz and funk traditions on their new…
Sam Redmore Unveils ‘Modulate’: A Fusion of Global Rhythms and Live Energy
Sam Redmore – Modulate (Jalapeno Records, 2024) Sam Redmore, who garnered a dedicated following with his inventive remixes, made a splash in 2022 with his…
Biomigrant’s Aguaceros y Sequías: An Immersive Fusion of Electronica and Folk Rhythms
Biomigrant – Aguaceros y Sequías (Biomigrant, 2024) Biomigrant, the project of producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Alfred Wagner, returns with Aguaceros y Sequías (Downpours and Droughts),…
La Sonora Mazurén: A Cathartic Fusion of South American Rhythms in Magnetismo Animal
La Sonora Mazurén – Magnetismo Animal (Barbés Records, 2024) La Sonora Mazurén, a rising name in Colombia’s indie-tropical scene, has released Magnetismo Animal under Barbés…
Mayra Andrade Unveils Raw Essence in reEncanto Live at Union Chapel
Mayra Andrade – reEncanto (Komos, 2024) In reEncanto, a live album recorded at London’s Union Chapel, Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade strips down her discography…
Nomade Orquestra Explores Brazil’s Roots with “Terceiro Mundo”
Nomade Orquestra – Terceiro Mundo (Nublu Records, 2024) Brazilian instrumental group Nomade Orquestra makes a powerful return with Terceiro Mundo (Third World), their fifth album.…