Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca La Rumba Soyo (Cumbancha, 2014) Angolan salsa, rumba and soukous singer Ricardo Lemvo and his band Makina Loca have hit…
Ricardo Lemvo’s Addictively Scrumptious Rumba
Category: Album reviews
The Delicate World Jazz of Hadouk Quartet
Hadoukly Yours (Naive Records, 2014) As the new name of the ensemble indicates, the celebrated Hadouk trio has become a quartet. The world fusion group…
Anne-Mari Kivimäkihe Celebrates the Life of Accordion player Ilja Kotikallio
Anne-Mari Kivimäki Aikapyörä – The Wheel of Time (Sibelius Akatemia, 2013) The Wheel of Time by Finnish accordionist and composer Anne-Mari Kivimäki presents a collection…
What’s up next for the new generations of salsa music fans
Bio Ritmo Puerta Del Sur (Vampisoul, 2014) Heaped with a slew of congas, timbales and enough brass to soothe your inner salsero, Bio Ritmo’s Puerto…
Infectious and Refreshing See-I
See-I Knowledge Shine Bright (Fort Knox Recordings, 2014) Following up on their 2011 self-titled release See-I, the Washington DC-based See-I is back with 12 new…
Karikatura’s Tribute to New York City
Karikatura Eyes Wide Out (Ropeadope Records, 2014) New York band Karikatura celebrates the city’s diversity on its debut album titled Eyes Wide. Afro-Latin music plays…
Junkyard Ball Downright Striking
Tero Hyvaluoma Junkyard Ball (Lusti Music/Sibelius Akatemia, 2013) Finnish fiddler Tero Hyvalouma has got regular gigs with his bands Frigg, Snekka, Haaga Folk Machine and…
Passion for Cumbia Exotica
Sonido Gallo Negro Sendero Mistico (Glitterbeat, 2014/Mexican release in 2013) Mexican band Sonido Gallo Negro (Black Rooster Sound) is deeply inspired by Peruvian chicha, the…
Noura Mint Seymali, Musician and Vocalist Of Substance
Noura Mint Seymali Tzenni (Glitterbeat, 2014) There are all sorts of female vocals out there. There are the pop divas whose vocals trill endlessly up…
Caetano Veloso Dishes Out the Bare-Knuckled Rawness of His Vocals
Caetano Veloso Abraçaço (Nonesuch, 2014) With a career that includes more than thirty albums such as Domingo, Veloso, Gil e Bethania, Araca Azul, Brasil, Noites…