by Joel Dwek | Apr 1, 2021 | Reviews
The unique ‘tick-ish’ feeling is something that these Andalusian flamenco-rockers transmit in abundance… Formed in Cádiz in 1998, Andalusian rock group Los Delinqüentes (and that’s not just a Spın̈al Tap style unnecessary heavy metal umlaut, the...
by Danny Wiser | Dec 9, 2020 | Reviews
Thought of as a utopia of tolerance, Mari Boine’s anger at the treatment of the Sámi people serves to uncover Scandinavia’s darkest secret… Listening to the first 19 seconds of this album, to the uninitiated, it might appear that Boine is rather...
by Joel Dwek | Oct 31, 2020 | Reviews
French DJ Llorca’s debut album mixes in soul, jazz, bossa nova, and funk alongside electronica and house, and a sonic journey into his own musical origins… The French house musician Ludovic Llorca got his start releasing records in 1997 on a small record...
by Danny Wiser | Oct 18, 2020 | Reviews
The cultural heritage of the Mongolian people is on display in Egschiglen’s album of traditional music of the steppe… Danny: I have never been more nervous about writing a review. Partially because, unlike with most albums one might not like because the...
by Joel Dwek | Aug 21, 2020 | Reviews
Blues music returns to its homeland, as it is blended delicately with traditional Islamic rhythms Throughout this journey across the world’s music and musical styles, we have come across all sorts of genre mixes and mash-ups that we thought were unusual and could...
by Joel Dwek | Jul 25, 2020 | Reviews
The King of Apocalyptical Cabaret serves up an interesting and entertaining album where he mixes Balkan music with wider influences… During this process of finding music from all around the world, Danny and I have come across some alternately brilliant and...
by Joel Dwek | Jul 10, 2020 | Reviews
Furiously fast-paced and fun, Iag Bari is a perfect showcase of the Romanian band’s excellent musical talents… The opening two songs of Iag Bari, the third album by the seminal Balkan brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia, are deceptively slow and melancholy. The...
by Danny Wiser | Jun 30, 2020 | Reviews
The Latin Queen of Pop Shakira shows off her capacity to hook a Western audience with her powerful and unique voice… Whilst at NoiseNomad we typically like to discover more niche artists whose albums our readers perhaps have not heard of, it would be unjust to...
by Joel Dwek | Jun 4, 2020 | Reviews
The Uruguayan singer-songwriter’s album has accessible indie tunes, but dig deeper and he touches upon some profound themes… There’s a modern sound to this album that I like a lot. On some levels it’s just indie rock with a pop sensibility, but underneath...
