More Than Paradise: More Than Paradise!! (1991)
What’s more heavenly than taking a hard-earned break? When it comes to music that embodies easygoing summer feelings, my eyes and ears…
July 31, 2026
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Coati Mundi: The Former 12 Year Old Genius (1983)
Sometimes, I feel that there’s no truer saying than this one: “you can never be a prophet in your own land”. It…
August 20, 2019
Jo Lemaire + Flouze: Pigmy World (1981)
An album that was born to be loved but remains surprisingly unfound, is the worst kind of album to introduce a band…
October 16, 2018
Gabriela: Altas Planicies (1991)
Gabriela Marrone’s Altas Planicies is the very quiet work of a true pioneer. Born of rural, Argentinian descent, but cosmopolitan via adolescent…
February 6, 2018
Yukako Hayase: 薔薇のしっぽ Roses’ Tails (1989)
Where does one start with Yukako Hayase? That’s the question I asked myself when debating, for what seemed like forever, what would…
October 20, 2017
Joan Bibiloni: For A Future Smile (1988)
Six years after our first introduction to Joan Bibiloni, via his fantastic debut (Joana Lluna), the world had moved under him. For…
September 15, 2017
Eliseo Parra y MOSAICO: Homenaje A Agapito Marazuela (1984)
imply, phenomenal, a landmark release of Spanish music. The more I hear Eliseo Parra y MOSAICO’s Homenaje A Agapito Marazuela, the more…
January 13, 2017
Ray Barretto: Rican/Struction (1979)
Peak power. Few albums have moments that just leave me breathless. Drop a needle, or seek to, any track on Ray Barretto’s Rican/Struction,…
January 9, 2017
Silvio Rodríguez: Días Y Flores (1975)
Looking back at recent history, one wonders why certain wounds seem to take so long to heal. We already saw a huge…
December 2, 2016
Camarón de la Isla: Volando Voy (1979)
Camarón de la Isla – 1979 Flamenco music, oh what bane you have been dealt with. If, you ever encounter flamenco music…
September 18, 2014
Musica Tzotzil: San Lorenzo
This track called “San Lorenzo” is actually a traditional devotional song from the indigenous Tzotzil people from Chiapas in Mexico. The harmonic…
May 4, 2014
Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe: “Ah-Ah/Oh-No” (1972)
I don’t know how to quite describe my choice for today. Its a great salsa song from Willie Colon that’s driven by…
May 2, 2014