Joel Dwek
ZAMBIA: The Return - Sampa The Great
This behemoth rap record masterfully combines a whole range of genres into hip-hop, while retaining a firm worldview Events, dear boy....
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Joel Dwek
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
MAURITANIA: Arbina - Noura Mint Seymali
Adapting the music of West Africa's griots for the modern day can be a challenge, but Noura Mint Seymali proves herself worthy Like many...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
KAZAKHSTAN: Made in Kazakhstan - Urker
The proud multi-influenced sound of the Steppe repackaged with psychadelic flourishes If Turkey is the bridge between Europe and the...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
SYRIA/SWITZERLAND: Laissez Passer - TootArd
Border-defying desert blues by way of Syria, Israel, and Europe is how this stateless rock duo express their musical free spirit As a...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
PERU: Mambo! - Yma Sumac
Not many albums can pull of an exclamation mark in their name, this one however most certainly deserves the attention it implies The...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 16, 2022
- 5 min
LIBERIA: Take A Look Outside - Kapingbdi
Liberia's only funk-rock band dazzle on this album which remained hidden away for decades During the course of Danny and I searching for...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Feb 15, 2022
- 7 min
PALESTINE: Dabke On The Moon - DAM
Hard-hitting political rap music is the order of the day with these Arabic-language hip-hop pioneers When reviewing an album as political...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 15, 2022
- 4 min
GEORGIA: In Vino Veritas - Mgzavrebi
This hope-infused record is not to be ignored as it uses styles of the past whilst mainting a current and modern feel On the border of...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 9, 2022
- 3 min
VANUATU: Live at Banban - Banban Bamboo Band
The Banban Bamboo Band demonstrate immense ingenuity on their beautiful bamboo-based bonanza Plant life contributes to various parts of...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 6, 2022
- 3 min
CHILE: Pateando Piedras - Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros' synth-heavy rhythms are a whole lot of fun and show themselves off as phenomenal lyricists, together earning them status...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
CANADA: Swim - Caribou
Crowd-pleasing electronic music with an experimental edge that makes it a cut above the average Caribou is the stage name of Canadian...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
FRENCH GUIANA (FRANCE): Chambre Avec Vue - Henri Salvador
Returning to a genre he helped inspire, the French singer serenades the listener with charming bossa nova-inspired chanson If I were to...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 2, 2022
- 3 min
MEXICO: El Nervio Del Volcan - Caifanes
A respect for their nation's ancestral and recent past are all evident within Caifanes' music, but they bring an artistic edge to their...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
SLOVENIA: Od Tod Do Vesolja - Nana Milčinski
Breezy jazz pop allow the Slovenian singer to pay tribute to her famous grandfather The arts can often be a family affair, with there...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 31, 2022
- 6 min
JAMAICA: Funky Kingston - Toots and the Maytals
Taking reggae and blending it with blues, R&B, and rock'n'roll, the Jamaican icons are at their best on this resplendent album I have...
Danny Wiser
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
THE GAMBIA: Jaliya - Malamini Jobarteh & Dembo Konte
The brothers record centuries of inherited musical wisdom on this pleasant kora album A trend one might expect to find when searching for...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 23, 2022
- 3 min
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE: Yellow - Calema
Adopting and adapting a number of African and European styles into pop, this duo manage to keep true to their roots while retaining...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 21, 2022
- 3 min
HONDURAS: Hablo Español - Polache
Pleasant guitar pop with a bit of an edge, Polache's debut album shows us why he is well-regarded in his home nation To most Western...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 20, 2022
- 3 min
ERITREA: Numey - Faytinga
On this solo record, the Eritrean vocalist proudly sings the songs of her people We try to be as positive as possible on this site. I...
Danny Wiser
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
TONGA: Kafaola - The Kingdom of Tonga Cultural Group
A preservation of Tonga's beautiful music culture never felt so apt... There is nothing written about The Kingdom of Tonga Cultural Group...
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