Joel Dwek
AZERBAIJAN: Street Bangerz Volume 8 - Akshin Alizadeh
Tackling a number of genres through the lens of hip-hop instrumentals, this album lives up to its title On his Spotify page, Azerbaijani...
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Joel Dwek
- Apr 24
- 3 min
TUNISIA: The Astounding Eyes Of Rita - Anouar Brahem
The oud pioneer manages to create a softly smooth album of intricately constructed genre-bending melodies The oud has a long history in...
Danny Wiser
- Apr 24
- 3 min
URUGUAY: A Contraluz - La Vela Puerca
Demonstrating ingenuity and heart throughout the album, placing themselves deservedly alongside some of Latin America’s greatest...
Danny Wiser
- Apr 23
- 3 min
IRELAND: Salt - Katie Kim
Haunting, minimalist, drone-folk may not sound like a barrel of laughs, but Kim's stunning voice and manipulation of sound makes the...
Joel Dwek
- Apr 21
- 3 min
GERMANY: 55 - Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
An unusual combination has once again born fruitful results with Caribbean sounds merging with a wide range of genres We have been...
Danny Wiser
- Apr 21
- 3 min
MONGOLIA: Baigalaas Irsen Ohin - Tigerfish
As many of us look for the perfect soundtrack for the sunshine, the lesser-known sound of Mongolia could be the magic answer When one...
Joel Dwek
- Apr 19
- 3 min
SERBIA: Dođe mi da vrisnem tvoje ime - Oliver Mandić
Serbian new romantic music with funky inflections makes for highly entertaining listening Examining music from around the world is always...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 7
- 3 min
ISRAEL: Plonter - Rami Fortis
Tell your grandma to put her earplugs in, it is time for some Middle-Eastern punk rock... It feels like whenever Israeli culture is...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 5
- 3 min
HUNGARY: Crocodile Juice Bar - Fran Palermo
Repurposing surf rock for the modern day alongside a host of other styles, this Hungarian outfit burst with exuberant energy and verve...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 5
- 3 min
NEW CALEDONIA (FRANCE): Pilou Danser - Tim Sameke
Incredibly fun Kaneka music, fusing the sound of traditional tribal dance with music from the West, gives us an insight into New...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 3
- 3 min
PORTUGAL/UK: 1986 - Benjamim & Barnaby Keen
Electronic music with several twists, this album takes the listener on a journey into the diverse musical stylings of its creators...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 3
- 3 min
ANGOLA: Pretaluz (Blacklight) - Waldemar Bastos
Another Luaka Bop classic, Bastos guides us through the sounds of his life and his country... Before this wild descent of exploration...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 2
- 3 min
LIBYA: Aghany El Thawra El Libeya - Salah Ghaly
This album of good Arabic pop songs may provide an easy entry point into the wider world of this rich genre When I first listened to...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 28
- 5 min
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....
Joel Dwek
- Feb 21
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...