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 | Aug 6, 2021 | Reviews
American styles sung in Nepali by a powerhouse vocalist in the form of Arthur Gunn, this is a debut album that makes you pay attention… Born in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, Dibesh Pokharel, later known professionally as Arthur Gunn, moved to the...
by Joel Dwek | Jun 9, 2021 | Reviews
This Latin jazz rock fusion piece is not only entertaining, but provides a fascinating look into the Filipino-American community in 1970s California Few artists can truly be labelled ahead of their time. Hannah Gadsby famously riffs on this on her stand-up special...
by Danny Wiser | May 24, 2021 | Interviews
Indigenous musician and rights campaigner Pura Fé sat down to speak with us about her music, her days touring festivals, indigenous communities and the challenges they face, as well as the successes they have achieved… “When you have many lineages, all that...
by Danny Wiser | Apr 8, 2021 | Interviews
Completing what might be an industry first, Light Warriors alongside a series of musical collaborators have created a project that highlights both oneness and diversity. We sat down with Light Warriors founder Erik Rabasca, as well as performers Kwadjo Spiri and...
by Joel Dwek | Sep 14, 2020 | Reviews, Top Picks
Beautiful singing from Sammy Davis Jr and gorgeous acoustic guitar playing from Laurindo Almeida – what more do you need…? What do we mean when we pick an album as ‘album of the week’ on this site? It usually means that the album in question...
by Joel Dwek | Aug 8, 2020 | Reviews
A celebration of world music, Our World In Song takes inspiration from many sources and reinterprets it in a Chinese folk style… What is world music when you really think about it? In some ways it is undefinable and intangible, and it often finds itself used as...
by Danny Wiser | Aug 3, 2020 | Interviews
We discussed spirituality, politics and cultural appropriation, in an exclusive interview with the man behind this truly global piece of music “My ultimate purpose is music as a spiritual practice. The work of anti-racism, the work of unity, the work of healing, and...
by Joel Dwek | Jul 21, 2020 | Reviews
Effortlessly cool and sharp, Getz/Gilberto provides an excellent foundation for the bossa nova genre… Sometimes, between ourselves, Danny and I talk about a syndrome that afflicts many an album. I am of course talking about ‘One Great Song Syndrome’....
by Joel Dwek | Jul 1, 2020 | Reviews
Jam-packed with catchy and memorable songs that fuse reggae and rap, Distant Relatives has a lot to offer both lyrically and musically… Sometimes an album can surprise you. Full disclosure here, I don’t like rap music very much, though there’s some I do like a...
