Joel Dwek
NORTH KOREA: Moranbong Band - Moranbong Band
State-sanctioned propaganda power pop to entertain the North Korean masses manages to be interesting as both a document of contemporary...
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Joel Dwek
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
MALI: Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux - Les Ambassadeurs
The swansong for one of Mali's finest musical exports, Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux demonstrate exactly why they are still a world...
Joel Dwek
- Apr 16, 2021
- 5 min
DJIBOUTI: The Dancing Devils of Djibouti - Groupe RTD
The first Djiboutian album recorded for international release, Groupe RTD announce a fascinating music culture onto the global scene...
Joel Dwek
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
TAIWAN: Town - The Fur.
Consummate pop music performed perfectly - but is there enough of it to satisfy? The first song on Taiwanese indie band The Fur.’s 2018...
Joel Dwek
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
MALTA: Minutes of a Lifetime - Airport Impressions
Indie rock that musically harks back to grunge and classic rock, there is much to enjoy in this well-made album Though I adore rock music...
Joel Dwek
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
ZIMBABWE: The Exorcism of a Spinster - Hope Masike
Breaking through boundaries in multiple senses, the Zimbabwean musician and singer shines a light on feminist issues in her native...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
TAJIKISTAN: Lalaiki Pamir - Oleg Fesov
A bastion of Pamir culture, Fesov helps preserve his culture with this accomplished pop-folk fusion record Graduating from the Dushanbe...
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...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
VATICAN CITY: Missa Papae Marcelli - Coro della Cappella Sistina
Vocal talent that earns the right to reverberate against Michelangelo's stunning frescos Danny: In recent centuries Europe has seen its...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
SAUDI ARABIA: Dhil-un Taht Shajarat Al-Zaqum - MSYLMA
Synths, industrial beats, smart production - it's electro, but not as we know it My first impressions of Saudi Arabia-based electronic...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
THAILAND: Human - Potato
Hard rock mixed with ballads and experimental flourishes, Potato manage to put their own spin on the rock genre Despite the fact that I...
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...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
BHUTAN/FRANCE: Rain of Blessings: Vajra Chants - Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Serenity, spirituality and sanctity feature as strands of this phenomenal collaboration between two musical devotees When many in the...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 7, 2021
- 3 min
RUSSIA: Klyukva - Staritsa
Challenging the stereotypes of their nation, Staritsa have made a folk-electro album with a mission statement Folk fusion can be a tricky...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 6, 2021
- 4 min
COMOROS: Wassi Wassi - Maalesh
Comoros' cross-continental culture is embodied by Maalesh's debut album ‘Africa’s moon islands’ AKA the Comoros, has this affectionate...
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...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: Ghetto Vibes - King Short Shirt
Cricket statistics and anti-colonialist calypso, what more could you want in an album? White people in the West, with little exposure to...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
TURKEY: Gülümse - Sezen Aksu
The powerful vocals and contemporary style of this album is what made this such an influence on the Turkish music scene When Sezen Aksu...
Danny Wiser
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
ALGERIA: Tenere - Afous D'Afous
Kader Tarhanine and co demonstrate their talents in this glorious Tuareg blues album and inadvertently shine a light on some of the...
Joel Dwek
- Mar 1, 2021
- 5 min
INDONESIA: Los Skut Leboys - Sore
Their first album after their main songwriter left the band, the remaining members of Indonesian outfit Sore seized the opportunity to...
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