Four years on from her acclaimed debut International Love

Affair, Tigerbalm (Rose Robinson) returns to Ubiquity

Records with the thrillingly kaleidoscopic Bubblegum

Discos. A bolder evolution of her globally infused nu-disco

sound, the album reflects a newfound confidence and a

desire to collaborate with handpicked musicians and

vocalists from around the world.

Painted in vivid sonic colours, Bubblegum Discos showcases

Tigerbalm's two great musical loves: Brazilian musical

culture and vintage dancefloor workouts from the African

continent, infused with nods to Italo-disco, proto-house and

soca.

The album's first half leans into South American influences.

'Nayar'

, crafted with Napoli's Giorgio Lopez, leads the way

with lightly reggaeton-inspired nu-disco, followed by the

Brazilian disco rush of 'Diga Me' and the breezy samba-disco

of 'Vera en Paraty'

. Robinson delivers her first-ever lead

vocal on the partly improvised neo-boogie workout 'Coco

Makoko'

. The album then pivots to Africa, with standout

contributions from Andre Espeut, Montreal-based Haitian

vocalist Waahli on the horn-rich 'Do Da Soca'

, and

Afrobeats vocalist Idd Aziz on the body-popping

'Afro-Disco'

. Closer 'Conga' brings things home with

heavyweight Afro-centric disco rhythms and deep dub bass.