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, 2022
- 3 min
TUNISIA: The Astounding Eyes Of Rita - Anouar Brahem
The oud pioneer manages to create a soft and smooth album of intricately constructed genre-bending melodies The oud has a long history in...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 3, 2022
- 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 20, 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...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
GHANA: Kologo - Alostmen
Highlighting an ancient musical form and fusing it with modern sounds, this Ghanaian four-piece take the kologo into the 21st Century...
Danny Wiser
- Jan 4, 2022
- 4 min
INDIA/UK: Real Sugar - Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills
This East meets West album does far more than introduce Westerners to the beautiful Baul music tradition - it enables both artists to...
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
- Aug 16, 2021
- 4 min
IVORY COAST: Djekpa La You - Dobet Gnahoré
An unorthodox musical education and a fiery natural talent make for an album that mixes a wide range of African styles within a modern...
Joel Dwek
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
GREECE/TURKEY: Ege'nin İki Yanı - Hüsnü Şenlendirici & Trio Chios
A folk album with a lovely sentiment, this album aims to showcase the shared musical heritage of their two nations One of the great joys...
Joel Dwek
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
IRAN: Enlighten The Night - Mahsa Vahdat
Sensuous vocals and gentle jazz combine with Iranian traditional music in a beautiful confluence of sounds Many, though not all, of the...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 28, 2021
- 5 min
HAITI: HaitiaNola - Lakou Mizik
Combining their fearsome talents with New Orleans-based musicians, Lakou Mizik aim to highlight cultural links to the US, while also...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
JAPAN: Echoes of Japan - Minyo Crusaders
Restoration of a noble Japanese music tradition by way of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America It is not often that an album leaves me...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
FRANCE: Bastringue - Opa Tsupa
Charmingly eclectic, these French gypsy swing musicians have created an album with an irresistibly fun atmosphere Combining light guitar...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Mar 10, 2021
- 9 min
Interview: The Earth Orchestra - Emma Newman & Jude Dexter Smith
Having completed the huge undertaking of bringing an artist from every country together to perform on a single track, we spoke to Emma...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
LATVIA: Lai Masina Rotajas - Auli & Tautumeitas
A superb collaboration that elevates the bagpipes from an object of derision to a stunning sounding instrument The humble bagpipe is...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
TANZANIA/CANADA: Assembly - Hukwe Zawose & Michael Brook
A hidden gem that demonstrates the beauty of cross-cultural collaboration Hukwe Zawose, folk musician or fusion pioneer? That is the...
Joel Dwek
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
COSTA RICA: Sabor en un Tiempo Cruel - Ojo de Buey
Successfully fusing three seemingly disparate genres, Ojo de Buey create a perfect chilled-out album whilst showing off the riches of...
Joel Dwek
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
VIETNAM: Hoa Am Xua - Saigon Soul Revival
A legacy of the Vietnam War, Saigon Soul Revival appropriate a Western genre whilst adding a wonderful Vietnamese twist In some respects,...
Danny Wiser
- Nov 27, 2020
- 3 min
SUDAN/USA: Manara - Alsarah and The Nubatones
Alsarah guides her listeners down a stream of emotion-filled waters Once again on Around The World In 200 Albums we find ourselves not...
Joel Dwek
- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
LEBANON: Twisted Times - Pindoll
A promising debut, with much to commend it and many catchy, fun tunes Over the many, many albums we have found, listened to, pored over,...
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