Danny Wiser
CAMBODIA: Un Barde Cambodgien - Kong Nay
A master of his craft, Nay's work serves as a vital piece of cultural preservation that can hopefully inspire a next generation...
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Danny Wiser
Sep 29, 20214 min read
FINLAND: Jurahevin Kuninkaat - Hevisaurus
Heavy metal for children? More like heavy metal for everyone! For millennia, people have tried asking life’s biggest and most...
Joel Dwek
Sep 28, 20213 min read
SYRIA: Wenu Wenu - Omar Souleyman
By isolating exactly what makes the music of his homeland unique, Souleyman takes dabke into the 21st Century Nobody sounds quite like...
Danny Wiser
Sep 27, 20214 min read
LEBANON: Ibn El Leil - Mashrou' Leila
Defiance is the order of the day, as the techinically gifted Lebanese outfit produce an album that is as enjoyable as it is powerful In...
Joel Dwek
Sep 23, 20213 min read
SLOVAKIA: Den Medzi Nedelou A Pondelkom - Peha
Indie rock with a pop sensibility, Peha manage to make their mark on Slovakian music The small European nation of Slovakia is well known...
Joel Dwek
Sep 22, 20214 min read
ITALY: Exuvia - Caparezza
Rap rock all'Italiana? If anyone will convince you of the genre, it's Caparezza Before this process, I used to be rather rigid in my...
Joel Dwek
Sep 21, 20213 min read
KENYA: Ayah Ye! Moving Train - KG Omulo
Soul and funk with a world music flavour, this debut album impresses musically but falls short lyrically Soul is one of those genres that...
Danny Wiser
Sep 20, 20214 min read
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Sueños y Pesadillas del Tercer Mundo - Toque Profundo
Prescient lyricism, ambitious compositions and raw energy - a debut album for the history books If you have arrived to this page looking...
Danny Wiser
Sep 19, 20214 min read
MEXICO: Sueños Líquidos - Maná
Mexican masters of music Maná prove their worth with an engaging and varied album, as well as an all-time great track for good measure...
Danny Wiser
Sep 18, 20213 min read
KIRIBATI: Zero - Elijah L
Traditional tropical rhythms are brought into the 21st century with a deft touch and some global music flavours After listening to...
Joel Dwek
Sep 17, 20214 min read
CUBA: Beautiful - Cándido
Latin jazz with some infectious drumbeats, percussionist Cándido shows off his immense talent and flair for fusion music When I first...
Danny Wiser
Sep 5, 20213 min read
MALAYSIA: C.I.N.T.A. - Alleycats
Can pop stars become rock stars? Let's head to Kuala Lumpur to find out... Picture the scene. Imagine you are a musician adored by fans...
Joel Dwek
Sep 4, 20213 min read
ARMENIA: Mubla - Nemra
Taking inspiration from the indie rockers of the past, Nemra manage to place Yerevan on the world map of rock Hailing from sunny Armenia,...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
Sep 3, 20213 min read
MARSHALL ISLANDS: Bijical - Les, Ned, & Sypher Anjolok
The brothers stay to true to their roots while adding a modern flavour to their debut album Danny: Having recently watched the superb...
Joel Dwek
Sep 2, 20213 min read
ECUADOR: Larutanatural - Cementerio De Elefantes
Alternative rock with a few fun twists - but does it impress? Listening to this album when sitting down in front of a blank Word document...
Danny Wiser
Sep 1, 20213 min read
QATAR: Anta Eshq - Fahad Al Kubaisi
Sounds of the past and the present sown together, showing off Qatar's other side In just over a year, the small Persian Gulf nation of...
Joel Dwek
Aug 31, 20214 min read
ISRAEL: A Toast to Life - Yaakov Shwekey
Jewish music that veers from sincere ballads to danceable pop songs, all the while revelling in its essential and unabashed yiddishkeit...
Danny Wiser
Aug 30, 20215 min read
ZIMBABWE: Ammartia - Ammara Brown
Brown earns her crown as Zimbabwe's "Queen of Pop" in this magnificent debut attempt In my first forays into adulthood, I fell deeply in...
Danny Wiser
Aug 22, 20213 min read
BOLIVIA: Tu Semilla - Emma, César & Jaime Junaro
Siblings come together and unite their talents in full force, combining the best of what they have to offer Over the course of this...
Joel Dwek
Aug 21, 20214 min read
SOMALIA: Volume 5 - Dur-Dur Band
Kick back, relax, and maybe even dance along to some disco funk from a time in Somalia's history where briefly musical creativity was...
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