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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 14
- 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...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 3
- 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...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 1
- 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 23
- 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
- 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
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
MOROCCO/FRANCE: Nayda! - Bab L'Bluz
Touted as 'psychedelic Gnawa blues', but what does that actually mean? Many nations hold a proud tradition of ritual poetry being sung to...
Joel Dwek
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
ITALY: I Mortali² - Colapesce & Dimartino
From piano ballads to synth pop, this Italian duo manage to impress in an expansive album In the sphere of culture, Italy has had a...
Danny Wiser
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
ROMANIA: Mahala Rai Banda - Mahala Rai Banda
Global rhythms embedded seamlessly into this high-energy piece of musical mastery Truba, also known as Balkan Brass, is a genre that I...
Danny Wiser
- Oct 25, 2021
- 8 min
FRANCE/ARMENIA: La Bohème - Charles Aznavour
A unique record with the capacity to provoke a sense of rather deep and beautiful self-reflection about dreams, desires and direction I...
Joel Dwek
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
SPAIN: Contracorriente - Fondo Flamenco
The intrepid trio stand on the shoulders of giants as they try to take flamenco into a new era In 1979, a revolution happened in the...
Danny Wiser
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
BELGIUM: J'arrive - Jacques Brel
The brilliant Belgian dazzles with a chanson record that is more than just beautiful poetry Having reviewed a mountain’s worth of albums...
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,...
Danny Wiser
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
DENMARK (FAROE ISLANDS): Slør - Eivør
An angelic voice which penetrates into the soul amidst a backdrop of danceable rhythms inspired by her tiny nation's nature and people...
Danny Wiser
- Aug 8, 2021
- 3 min
BULGARIA: B.T.R. '97 - B.T.R. (Б.Т.Р.)
Having warmed up for Iron Maiden in the year before the album's recording, B.T.R. go on to earn their stripes with this banging rock...