by Joel Dwek | Oct 17, 2021 | Reviews
Fondo Flamenco stand on the shoulders of giants as they try to take flamenco into a new era… In 1979, a revolution happened in the world of Spanish music, where the once staid and old-fashioned genre of flamenco was revitalised, causing controversy along the...
by Danny Wiser | Jul 17, 2021 | Reviews
Malouma provides an insight into what a progressive Mauritania could sound like, whilst still paying homage to the country’s beautiful musical traditions… Though I’m aware of the dangers of ranking different nations’ or regions’ music, as each...
by Danny Wiser | Jun 11, 2021 | Reviews
Almost half a century after their first concert, Les Bantous De La Capitale spread the joy of Congolese rumba, earning Congo-Brazzaville some well-deserved appreciation When reviewing legends Super Mama Djombo’s album Ar Puro I was rather impressed how the...
by Danny Wiser | Jan 19, 2021 | Reviews, Top Picks
Electro masters Justice bring darkness to disco in their superb debut album… Looking at the album cover of Justice’s debut album †, one would be forgiven in thinking it might be a metal album. Whilst on the surface that might seem far from the case when one...
by Danny Wiser | Sep 16, 2020 | Reviews
In this moody and contemplative album, Neapolitan singer-songwriter Enzo Gragnaniello cuts to the heart of what makes Italy tick… If you’ve been an active reader of NoiseNomad, you may have noticed the spectrum of Italian artists that we have reviewed so far,...
by Danny Wiser | Aug 29, 2020 | Reviews
The Pakistani pop prodigy Haroon provides an eclectic pack of pretty perfect tunes… Sometimes on NoiseNomad I find myself struggling to find the right words to intellectualise an album that I have really liked, and when I am unable to do so, I feel like I am not...
by Joel Dwek | Aug 3, 2020 | Reviews
A beautiful musical portrait of Garifuna culture, Wátina also acts as a final tribute for its mastermind and lead singer… A great by-product of this whole enterprise to listen to music from every country is that I’m learning so much about the world and the...
