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Category: Single reviews

Reviews of single recordings

Photo extracted from the video“Com Passaporte de Coelho" by Boémia
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Boémia’s Accordion Fueled “Com Passaporte de Coelho”

Tom Orr February 23, 2024 No Comments BoémiaPortuguese musicworld music

The mainly acoustic “Com Passaporte de Coelho” is a jaunty, satisfying piece of accordion-led fun from Portugal’s Boémia.

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single artwork. Inspired by the Q card. Shows a blond queen drinking red wine
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Magnetic Convergence of Folk and Funk by Marty O’Neill

Tom Orr February 21, 2024 No Comments folk-rockMarty O’Neill

A cool mix of folk and funk, “The Queen’s Clothes – CG MIX 2” is a winner courtesy of Marty O’Neill, an American.

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Global Feel and Brazilian Grooves by Pacific Time

Tom Orr February 20, 2024 No Comments Pacific Timeworld fusionworld music

Chattering, Brazilian-style percussion gives “The World” by American band Pacific Time a feel that’s, well, worldly beyond U.S. borders at the very least.   Available…

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Vindo Bodona Dis Mois cover artwork, a photo of the artist
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Sodade State of Mind in Vindo Bodona’s “Dis Mois”

Tom Orr February 18, 2024 No Comments Cape Verdean musicVindo Bodonaworld music

Cape Verde’s Vindo Bodona captures the signature sweet/melancholy feel of his homeland’s music on “Dis Mois.”

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LysJoy - Molongani single artwork. The singer, a woman, sitting on a chair.
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LysJoy’s Winning Combination of Jazz and African Beats

Tom Orr February 7, 2024 No Comments African musicLysJoyworld fusionworld music

Congolese by birth and a denizen of Belgium, singer LysJoy has a winner with “Molongani,” which blends jazz, subtle African rhythm and breeze-cool vocals.

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Los Cenzontles - Son con son cover artwork. An illustration of people dancing.
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Los Cenzontles Deliver Charming Son Jarocho Crossover Song “Matanga”

Tom Orr February 6, 2024 No Comments Los CenzontlesMexican musicson jarochoworld music

American collective Los Cenzontles will brighten your day with a fusion of Mexican and Cuban variations of son called “Matanga.”

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Jono Heyes and Beehive - For Toumani. Cover of Beehive album, band photo.
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Jono Heyes and Beehive’s Striking Alchemy of West African Beats with Euro jazz

Tom Orr February 4, 2024 No Comments Jono Heyes and Beehiveworld fusionworld music

Jono Heyes and Beehive, New Zealanders, create an astounding web of sound that crosses West African rhythms with Euro jazz on “For Toumani.”

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Eunice Keitan - Cobalt Sea single artwork. The artist wearing a blue dress sitting in a conch shell in the middle of the ocean.
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Deeply Satisfying World Fusion by Eunice Keitan

Tom Orr February 3, 2024 No Comments Eunice KeitanGamelanworld fusionworld music

“Cobalt Sea” by multinational singer Eunice Keitan is deeply engaging global fusion of the best kind, and its blend of marimba and gamelan is only…

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Amelia Rivera Los Aretes de la Luna single artwork. headshot of Amelia smiling.
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Amelia Rivera Revisits Beloved “Los Aretes de la Luna” Bolero

Tom Orr January 28, 2024 No Comments Amelia RiveraboleroGuatemalan musicworld music

Guatemalan vocalist Amelia Rivera does a jazzy cover of the much-loved Cuban bolero “Los Aretes de la Luna” that lacks nothing in authenticity or style.…

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Juergen Pichler's Still Kicking cover artwork. A cubist illustration of a man's face with a jester's hat in red color over a black background
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Trickster Is Still Kicking

Tom Orr January 27, 2024 No Comments funkJuergen PichlerrockTrickster

A big, funky, layered sound makes “Still Kicking” by the U.K.’s Juergen Pichler (a.k.a. Trickster) a song to both dance to and give some serious…

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