Maria Mazzotta – Amoreamaro (Agualoca Records, 2020) The great southern Italian vocalist Maria Mazzotta dedicates her new album Amoreamaro to the different facets of love:…
Maria Mazzotta, the Great Voice of Southern Italy
Category: Album reviews
Sangit’s Funk and World Music Melting Pot
Sangit – Librar (Cumbancha, 2019) Librar is the outstanding debut album from Israeli percussionist, composer and producer Sangit. The accessible album contains a wide-range of…
Groovemasters Brownout Release Berlin Sessions
Brownout – Berlin Sessions (Lechehouse Music/Fat Beats, 2020) Brownout, the fabulous funk masters from Austin, are back with a superb album titled Berlin Sessions. The…
Dazzling and Wide-Ranging Guitar Traditions
Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion On Turtle Dreams (2019), Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion deliver a Flamenco and Latin American guitar amalgalm, combining fiery flamenco with other…
The Charming Malawian Grooves of Masauko
Masauko – Masauko (Come to Life Music, 2020) Masauko is Malawian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Los Angeles at a time when his parents were…
Fabrizio Piepoli’s Il cedro e la rosa
Fabrizio Piepoli is an Italian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. His album Il cedro e la rosa (2019) combines original tarantellas and love songs from Gargano…
Beloved Jazz Standards Reconstructed with Elegant Puerto Rican Flavor
Calle Loíza Jazz Project – There Will Never Be Another You (Calle Loíza Jazz Project, 2020) There Will Never Be Another You is an album…
Delightful Fado and Beyond from Carla Pires
Carla Pires – Aqui (Ocarina, 2016) Aqui is a superb album by award-winning fado vocalist Carla Pires. The album contains a set of impassioned vocal…
Passionate Boleros from Costa Chica
Various Artists – Mexico: The Best Boleros from Costa Chica (ARC Music, 2018) The compilation Mexico: The Best Boleros from Costa Chica showcases the thriving…
Intoxicating Rhythms from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Beyond
Various Artists – Cadence Revolution (Strut Records, 2020) Strut Records is releasing tomorrow the second volume of gratifyingly contagious tropical dance music from the French-speaking…