This 20-person-plus ensemble, helmed by Cairo-via-Montreal composer Sam Shalabi, weave a kaleidoscopic web of avant-garde world music. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 6, 2019
This compilation, celebrating 10 years of Never Stop Digging, ranges from four-on-the-floor killers to funky experimentalism. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 26, 2017
The Congolese-Canadian musician's latest is a sensual delight, smooth and funky electronic pop with Congolese folk styles in its DNA. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 9, 2017
To say that Québécois singer Philémon Bergeron-Langlois comes across as vulnerable on Les Sessions Cubaines would be an incredible understatement. A good deal of the time he sounds utterly broken – heartsick, and in the throes of romantic despair. He refers to the 15 tracks on the album as chansons, a word that literally translates … Continue reading Album of the Week: Les Sessions Cubaines → Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 27, 2011
Former member of Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80 unveils a rich, swinging new record that pulls from jazz and soul in its high-wattage songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 24, 2024