On “IN / OUT”, Violeta García explores and pushes the cello’s sonic possibilities. She recorded the album in a cave that once housed Geneva’s water reservoir, transforming it into a natural acoustic chamber.
Antologia Vol.2 confirms that África Negra as São Tomé and Príncipe’s most important and influential band and, more importantly, brings more of their sparkling melodies, pulsating bass lines and African-influenced puxa music to a wider audience.
Merengue Típico: Nueva Generación! is Bongo Joe Records’ first compilation of music from the Caribbean, specifically the Dominican Republic and it is filled with authenticity, energy and verve.
Another fine offering from Bongo Joe Records – Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983, is a significant release, bringing the joyous and vibrant fusion of Les Abranis’ “rockabyle”, to a wider audience.
In music that displays fierce energy, frenzied rhythms, and natural harmonies in the rich San Tomean melodic tradition, Antologia Volume 1 brings the Pan African sound of África Negra to a wider audience and most convivialade it is too.
