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Made of the Best Strings
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsSnaarmaarwaar Phosphor Bronze (Appel Rekords, 2011) Three of the best string instrument performers in Belgium form Snaarmaarwaar. The finely-attuned trio plays primarily contemporary acoustic music rooted in European folk music.... -
Streams of India and Blues Essence
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsMoonArra Indian Accent (Rock and Raaga WMC21, 2010) Indian Accent is the debut album by Bangalore-based world fusion band MoonArra. The musicians make a fascinating mix of Indian music, jazz... -
Voluptuous Second Nature
Posted on February 4, 2012 | No CommentsMinor Empire Second Nature (World Trip Records, 2011) Music fans looking to dip into a new sound should check out Minor Empire on their debut recording Second Nature out on... -
The Tempos of Tania Maria
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsTania Maria Tempo (Naïve, 2011) Tempo is a delectable album by Brazilian pianist, singer and composer Tania Maria and Puerto Rican bassist Eddie Gomez. Tempo mixes lively Brazilian choro and... -
Pleasurable Crocodile Blues
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsSamba Toure Crocodile Blues (World Music Network/Riverboat, 2011) Anybody who has read any number of my reviews knows well my addiction to Mali’s desert blues sound, so it should come... -
New Explorations In Fado
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsMário Moita Fado Navegante (Arc Music, 2012) Mário Moita is an accomplished singer, composer and piano player in fado style, and his new CD can perhaps be described as an... -
No Stranger Here musical wonderland
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsShubha Mudgal, Ursula Rucker and Business Class Refugees No Stranger Here (EarthSync, 2012) EarthSync’s latest offering is a real treat. Part devotional meditation, part savvy supplication for a sense of... -
Long Awaited International Release of Debut Album by Fado Diva Cristina Branco Now Available
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsCristina Branco Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands (ARC Music EUCD2351, 2011) Cristina Branco is one of the leading figures in the new generation of fado performers that appeared in the 1990s.... -
The best of Afro-Cuban music and chamber music
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsMaraca and his Latin Jazz All Stars Reencuentros, Live at the Grand Theater of Havana (Descaga SARL, 2011) The grand maestro of the Cuban flute, Orlando Valle “Maraca” has released... -
There is a message for the body in the sound
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsRiver Guerguerian Grooves for Odd Times (independent, 2012) River Guerguerian is another name to add to the list of master percussionists. His album Grooves for Odd Times is a superb...
