Son Real Orchestra – Salsa (ARC Music, 20008) The London-based Colombian band Son Real presents an excellent CD of vibrant, dynamic and very danceable salsa…
Dynamic Salsa and Merengue
Category: Album reviews
Shamanic Sonic Paradise
Poranguí – Poranguí (Sol Creation Records, 2019) The Sol Creation Records release Poranguí is where fantastical rhythms rise from the earth, where vocals dive off…
Glasgow Gets Hometown love from Mary Ann Kennedy
Mary Ann Kennedy – ‘Glaschu’ Home Town Love Song (ARC Music EUCD2833, 2019) Scottish singer and arranger Mary Ann Kennedy (Màiri Anna NicUalraig) celebrates her…
Masterful Harmonies and Acoustic Reggae from The Green
The Green – Black & White (Easy Star Records, 2019) Successful Hawaii-based reggae band The Green has recreated some of its most iconic songs in…
The Timelessly Crafted Cuban Musical Poetry of Eme Alfonso
Eme Alfonso – Voy (independent release, 2018) Voy is the third album by the multifaceted Eme Alfonso. She is one of the most extraordinary young…
The Exquisite Guzheng of Wu Mengmeng
Wu Mengmeng – The Art of the Chinese Guzheng (ARC Music, 2019) The Art of the Chinese Guzheng is a set of solo performances by…
RAM, an Effervescent Laboratory for Traditional Music Investigation
RAM – August 1791 (Willibelle, 2018) RAM, one of the leading Haitian roots music bands celebrates the slave revolt in Haiti on August 1791. The…
Heartfelt and Sorrowful Castilian Bluegrass
Los Hermanos Cubero – Quique dibuja la tristeza (El Segell del Primavera, 2018) Quique dibuja la tristeza (Quique draws sadness) is the winner of this…
Big Statements and African Diaspora Roots Sounds from Leyla McCalla
Leyla McCalla – Capitalist Blues (PIAS, 2019) Capitalist Blues is the third album by former Carolina Chocolate Drops cellist and singer-songwriter, Leyla McCalla. On Capitalist…
Ugandan Global Travels
Nsimbi – Nsimbi (Imara Records / Baboon Forest, 2018) Nsimbi brings together American world fusion vocalist Miriam Tamar and Ugandan singer-rapper and spoken word artist…