Gaby Moreno isn't a real fit for these pages, because although her Guatemalan roots might suggest otherwise, as a singer-songwriter she looks for inspiration in Western genres like soul, jazz and blues (the short bossa nova-song 'No Regrets' is a notable exception on 'Illustrated Songs'). Moreno alternates between Spanish and English and her voice is at times reminiscent of that of Nina Persson (The Cardigans). Whether 'Illustrated Songs' should still be categorized as world music is certainly a question worth asking, but as a singer-songwriter album it is definitely convincing.