Joel Dwek
JAPAN: The Silence of Sakishima - The Sakishima Meeting
By creating original pop songs with a traditional flair, this Ryukyuan duo have managed to innovate while preserving culture It can be...
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Joel Dwek
- May 7, 2022
- 3 min
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...
Joel Dwek
- Apr 24, 2022
- 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 21, 2022
- 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
- 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...
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
- Jan 17, 2022
- 4 min
YEMEN: Akher El Akhbar - Ahmad Fathi
Master of the oud demonstrates skill not only in his musicianship but also in his production of the record Around November 2020, having...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
LAOS: Miracle - JoJo Miracle
Part of a new generation of Lao pop star, Jojo Miracle entertains on his fun debut album Hailing from the Southeast Asian state of Laos,...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 2, 2022
- 4 min
PHILIPPINES: Diwa - Juan Karlos
Containing a variety of rock genres within, Juan Karlos' debut album shatters the child star image of its lead singer and songwriter with...
Joel Dwek
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
UK/BANGLADESH: Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries - Lokkhi Terra
Afro-Cuban music inspired pianist Kishon Khan as a young man, and the result is this inspired album of Latin-South Asian fusion While the...
Danny Wiser
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
MALDIVES: Sissuvaali - Faruma Boduberu Group
Though not my favourite album, it is important, and might one day sadly serve as a legacy of this great tradition from this great nation....
Joel Dwek
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
SINGAPORE: Soul Detergent - The Stoned Revivals
Well made indie rock, with psychedelic influences. Or is it something more? Though rock music is a foundational genre for me – I wouldn’t...
Joel Dwek
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
KUWAIT: Timenesia - Galaxy Juice
Indie, ambient, funk, electro, this Kuwaiti band try to tie them all together in an ambitious album rich with interesting flourishes...
Danny Wiser
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
MALAYSIA: C.I.N.T.A. - Alleycats
Can pop stars become rock stars? Let's head to Kuala Lumpur to find out... Picture the scene. Imagine you are a musician adored by fans...
Joel Dwek
- Sep 4, 2021
- 3 min
ARMENIA: Mubla - Nemra
Taking inspiration from the indie rockers of the past, Nemra manage to place Yerevan on the world map of rock Hailing from sunny Armenia,...
Joel Dwek
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
ISRAEL: A Toast to Life - Yaakov Shwekey
Jewish music that veers from sincere ballads to danceable pop songs, all the while revelling in its essential and unabashed yiddishkeit...
Joel Dwek
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
AZERBAIJAN: Dance of Fire - Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Taking the mantle from her father, the Azerbaijani vocalist and pianist uses her immense talents to put her own mark on the unique genre...
Joel Dwek
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
NEPAL/USA: Grahan - Dibesh Pokharel (Arthur Gunn)
American styles sung in Nepali by a powerhouse vocalist, this is a debut album that makes you pay attention Born in the foothills of the...
Joel Dwek
- Jul 22, 2021
- 4 min
UZBEKISTAN: Yol Bolsin - Sevara Nazarkhan
Blurring the boundaries between tradition and progression, the Uzbek diva shows us her country by combining old songs with a new sound...
Joel Dwek
- Jun 9, 2021
- 4 min
PHILIPPINES/USA: Dakila - Dakila
This Latin jazz rock fusion piece is not only entertaining, but a fascinating look into the Filipino-American community in 1970s America...
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