Reviews Archives
1-24 of 561
Tal National, Kaani
West Africa’s largest nation, Niger, has one of the region’s … more »
John Wizards, John Wizards…
When in the 1980s African artists began to make their way to world music … more »
Os Mutantes, Fool Metal Jack…
“Open your mind, it’s time to get high,” sings Sergio D… more »
Etran Finatawa, The Sahara Se…
Etran Finatawa’s back-story is resonant — the 10-piece unit f… more »
The Krayolas, Tormenta…
Largely critical favorites and cult heroes up to this point, the Krayolas… more »
Gogol Bordello, Pure Vida Con…
From the first notes of the surging opening fanfare “We Rise Again,… more »
Johnny Hallyday, The Collecti…
Forever subtitled the French Elvis, Johnny Hallyday’s contributions… more »
Bob Marley, Legend Remixed…
The latest of several Bob Marley remix albums provokes the initial knee-j… more »
Various Artists, Real World R…
Since its inception in 1989, the Real World label has been home to some o… more »
Orchestra Super Mazembe, Maze…
In the ’70s, it wasn’t unusual for soul and funk singles to b… more »
The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestr…
Like disco, Northern Soul and the Chunky Kit-Kat, ska is one of Mother Na… more »
Miguel Zenon & The Rhyth…
On OYE!! Live in Puerto Rico, alto saxophonist, composer and MacArthur Fo… more »
Various Artists, Kenya Specia…
East African music has long taken a backseat to the sounds of West Africa… more »
Samba Touré, Albala…
If the late, great Ali Farka Touré has a spiritual heir, it’… more »
Mark Gergis, I Remember Syria…
The final track on 2004′s I Remember Syria — producer Mark Ge… more »
A Hawk & A Hacksaw, You …
Over the past decade, the New Mexican duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Tr… more »
Rachid Taha, Zoom
Over his 30-year career, Algerian singer-songwriter Rachid Taha has often… more »
Ticklah, Ticklah vs. Axelrod…
Victor Axelrod can do it all, or at least everything he feels like doing.… more »
Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak…
Indian-American saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa sometimes looks for ways … more »
Vusi Mahlasela, Sing to the P…
Pretoria-born Vusi Mahlasela’s ninth release marks the 20th anniver… more »
Various Artists, Diablos del …
The city of Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is the place … more »
Moreno and L’Orch First…
Husky-throated baritone singer Moreno (born Batambo Wendo Morris in 1955)… more »
Mala, Mala in Cuba
As part of a cultural exchange sponsored by a rum brand, Gilles Peterson … more »
Goat, World Music
Drawing mightily from the same retro well as the vaunted Tame Impala, Goa… more »
1-24 of 561
eMusic Radio
6
View All
Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal
By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor
As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »