by Danny Wiser | May 2, 2022 | Reviews, Top Picks
One of the most iconic records of all time, the multi-talented Wonder manages to pack complex and poetic lyricism alongside intricate and catchy music… At the start of this project, the lyric “music is a world within itself with a language we all understand”...
by Joel Dwek | Apr 21, 2022 | Reviews
An unusual combination has once again born fruitful results with Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band’s Caribbean sounds merging with a wide range of genres… We have been working on this project and this website for a long time now. We’re coming up to two years...
by Joel Dwek | Sep 21, 2021 | Reviews
Soul and funk with a world music flavour, the debut album by KG Omulo impresses musically but falls short lyrically… Soul is one of those genres that seems quintessentially American. Much like how reggae could only have come from the particular political and...
by Joel Dwek | Aug 21, 2021 | Reviews
Kick back, relax, and maybe even dance along to some disco funk from a time in Somalia’s history where briefly musical creativity was allowed to flourish… Occasionally the history of a band intertwines with the history of a country or the world, and other...
by Danny Wiser | May 29, 2021 | Reviews
An absolutely bonkers album that beautifully sums up the nation of Czechia… Czechia has a very special place in my heart. Having arrived to live in Prague for nearly a year back in 2017, I at first arrived with fairly little knowledge about the country which...
by Danny Wiser | May 16, 2021 | Reviews
Stories of life’s everyday happenings are sung with amazing instrumentation behind them in a wonderful crossover of genres… One of the joys of this journey around the globe’s different music cultures is that we have of course discovered a myriad of musical...
by Joel Dwek | Nov 26, 2020 | Reviews
A wide range of styles come together superbly in this wonderful album… What initially struck me about Dutch-New Zealander band My Baby (strange name for a band, I agree) is how retro and yet how modern they sound. They mix blues, funk, country and electronic...
by Danny Wiser | Nov 1, 2020 | Reviews, Top Picks
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 bereavement, it is unlikely that they would have the same capacity to immediately enjoy a delicious, sweet...
by Danny Wiser | Oct 14, 2020 | Reviews
Released in the 70s, these adaptations by Brazilian musician Deodato of classical music pieces from centuries ago have an almost futuristic quality to them, making this a truly timeless record… Classical jazz fusion is perhaps a harder genre than most to get...
by Joel Dwek | Sep 29, 2020 | Reviews
What’s the link between the Vaudou culture of Togo and the funk music of the 1970s? Vaudou Game show us where the two can meet… A while ago, we reviewed Benin International Musical’s first album BIM #1, and it was in that review where we touched upon the...
by Joel Dwek | Aug 27, 2020 | Reviews
Whilst this Bavarian album doesn’t encourage Schuhplattler dancing, The Poets of Rhythm’s fabulous funky beats forces its listeners to get down and boogie… If I did not know that this band was German, I would never have guessed it. So completely have...
by Danny Wiser | Aug 9, 2020 | Reviews
Fakroun dips his toes into a variety of genres, whilst staying true to his Libyan roots and his funky soul It came as a bit as a surprise to discover that this funky disco album was produced by the king who sits astride the greatest pillars of rock, Tommy Vance....
