Orchestre Maquis du Zaire & Orchestre Safari Sound – Zanzibara 11: Congo in Dar, Dance No Sweat 1982-1986 (Buda Musique, 2024) In the early 1980s,…
Congo Vibes in Dar es Salaam: How Two Bands Shaped Tanzanian Music Culture
Category: Album reviews
Banning Eyre’s Bare Songs Vol. 1: An Exploration of Global Guitars
Banning Eyre – Bare Songs Vol. 1 (Lion Songs Records, 2024) On November 15, 2024, renowned guitarist and Afropop Worldwide Senior Producer Banning Eyre is…
Vigüela celebrates Ancestral Sounds of Spain Through Modern Lens
Vigüela – We (Mapamundi Música, 2024) Toledo-based folk ensemble Vigüela has released at masterful work titled We. The new recording topped various world music charts…
Sonic Interventions’ Debut Album: A Global Jazz Collective Explores Memory and Healing
Sonic Interventions – Do You Remember? (Agogo Records, 2024) Berlin-based collective Sonic Interventions is set to release Do You Remember?, a debut album that beautifully…
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.…
Didon Delivers a Healing Message Through Enchanting Arabic Music and Electronica
Didon – Malak (Electrofone, 2024) The Didon duo is back with Malak (Angel), another fantastic album that elegantly brings together Arabic and North African rhythms…
Les Mécanos to Drop Debut Album Usures on November 22, 2024
Les Mécanos – Usures (L-EMA/InOuïe Distribution, 2024) Saint-Étienne-based vocal and percussion music collective Les Mécanos will launch their first full-length album, Usures, on November 22,…
Sweet Release: A Mesmerizing Project of Hybridization and Taranta Catharsis
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante – Sweet Release (Ponderosa Records, 2024) Sweet Release, the second album by Justin Adams and Mauro Durante, builds upon the…
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha Return with “Äyskäri”: A Fresh Acoustic Revival
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Äyskäri (Playground Music, 2024) Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha, the Lapland-Balkan fusion band, released their seventh album, Äyskäri, on…
Lucibela Revives Cape Verdean Tradition with “Moda Antiga”
Lucibela – Moda Antiga (Lusafrica, 2024) Following the success of her 2022 album Amdjer, which paid homage to Cape Verdean women, Lucibela returns with a…