Joel Dwek
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...
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Joel Dwek
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
ECUADOR: Larutanatural - Cementerio De Elefantes
Alternative rock with a few fun twists - but does it impress? Listening to this album when sitting down in front of a blank Word document...
Danny Wiser
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
GUYANA: Moon Over Me - Aubrey Cummings
Cultural hero Cummings leaves his mark on two nations but doesn't quite do it for me Around The World In 200 Albums was a platform that...
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
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
VENEZUELA: Loé Loá - Betsayda Machado & La Parranda El Clavo
Machado's powerful voice shines in this celebration of Afro-Venezuelan culture Before we start reviewing the album properly, we must...
Joel Dwek
- Dec 23, 2020
- 3 min
COLOMBIA: Rumbo a Tierra - Systema Solar
An album with a twist as the Colombians confront issues of feminism and environmentalism on the dancefloor This album by Colombian...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Dec 16, 2020
- 9 min
Interview: IV - Antonio Vergara
Ecuadorian rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, award-winning sound engineer, former lawyer, and academic Antonio Vergara spoke...
Danny Wiser
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
PARAGUAY: Guantanamera - Los Tres Paraguayos
Dubbed the ‘ambassadors of Paraguayan music’, Los Tres Paraguayos certainly succeed in showcasing Paraguay’s most special instrument Like...
Joel Dwek
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
ARGENTINA: Churupaca - Churupaca
An ambitious, if not entirely successful set of Latin-Balkan fusion music that alternately delights and frustrates Most often here at...
Danny Wiser
- Nov 1, 2020
- 5 min
VENEZUELA: Repeat After Me - Los Amigos Invisibles
The sextet embrace the musician's law - "If it feels good, do it!" in this odyssey of funk If one is, for example, to suffer a...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Oct 21, 2020
- 6 min
Interview: Carlos Toledo from Cápsicum Orquesta
Mexican songwriter and bassist Carlos Toledo joined us to tell us about his band's latest album Prueba El Sabor, the salsa scene in...
Danny Wiser
- Oct 14, 2020
- 4 min
BRAZIL: Prelude - Deodato
Released in the 70s, these adaptations of classical music pieces from centuries ago have an almost futuristic quality to them, making...
Danny Wiser
- Sep 30, 2020
- 4 min
ARGENTINA: Canción Animal- Soda Stereo
The rock trio's iconic record reverberates across Latin America, jam-packed with raw and heartfelt emotion When reading the likes of...
Joel Dwek
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
SURINAME: Akoeba - Happy Boys
Calypso-style beats and African rhythms define the unique music of these very Happy Boys On a surface level, Akoeba by the Happy Boys is...
Joel Dwek
- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
BRAZIL/USA: Sammy Davis, Jr Sings, Laurindo Almeida Plays - Sammy Davis, Jr & Laurindo Almeida
Beautiful singing and gorgeous acoustic guitar playing - what more do you need? What do we mean when we pick an album as album of the...
Danny Wiser
- Aug 30, 2020
- 4 min
ECUADOR/FRANCE: Siku - Nicola Cruz
This electronic album, whilst fun and upbeat, could also be enjoyed as an ethnographic tour of the spiritual hotspots of planet Earth The...
Joel Dwek
- Aug 22, 2020
- 3 min
ARGENTINA: BACH - Bandalos Chinos
Suave beats and smooth rhythms make these Argentinian indie pop rockers stand out from the crowd The music of BACH, the most recent album...
Danny Wiser
- Aug 16, 2020
- 4 min
COLOMBIA/CANADA: Miss Colombia - Lido Pimienta
This eclectic album shows off immense musical talent whilst also exploring the complexities that many migrants have when it comes to...
Danny Wiser
- Jul 5, 2020
- 4 min
PERU: Susana Baca - Susana Baca
One can understand why ex-Talking Heads front man David Byrne wanted to showcase this singer's work after listening to this painfully...
Danny Wiser
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
COLOMBIA: Laundry Service - Shakira
The Latin Queen of Pop shows off her capacity to hook a Western audience with her powerful and unique voice. Whilst on Around the World...
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