Brittni Paiva Four Strings: The Fire Within (Talmidim Productions TPCD0909, 2010) Brittni Paiva is a 21 year old ukulele virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist from Hawaii. Her…
Ukulele Fire
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Haitian Roots Jazz Ensemble Markus Schwartz & Lakou Brooklyn Release Equinox
Markus Schwartz & Lakou Brooklyn will be having their Equinox CD Release Party with a performance on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at midnight at Iridium…
Interview with Marcin Skrzypek of the Saint Nicholas Orchestra
In 2009, Angel Romero had the opportunity to talk with Marcin Skrzypek, one of the members of the seminal Polish folk band Saint Nicholas Orchestra…
Chasing the Roots of Jug Band Music
Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost (movie trailer below) is a documentary that reveals the roots of jug band music. This seemingly obscure American folk-blues music genre influenced…
The Rich Bounty of Nuevo Tango
Various Artists Barrio Tango – The New Generation of Nuevo Tango (Galileo Music Communication GMC035, 2009) Of all the international labels involved in the distribution…
Interview with Fiddle Maestra Annbjørg Lien
The concerts by Norwegian fiddler Annbjørg Lien and organist Bjørn Ole Rasch were some of the highest rated at the recent Førde Folk Music Festival.…
Defender of Soul and Roots
Toussaint Black Gold (Igrade Records IGCD021, 2010) Black Gold, the debut solo album by American reggae singer Toussaint is one of the finest…
Balochi Expressions
Abdulrahman Surizehi Folk Songs and Contemporary Songs from Balochistan (Etnisk Musikklubb EM 44, 2007) From Norway comes this excellent recording of Balochi music. Abdulrahman Surizehi…
Gjermund’s Delicacies
Gjermund Larsen Trio Ankomst (Heilo/Grappa, 2008) During my recent visit to Norway, I was given quite a few fiddle albums. The quality of all the…
Essential Salsa Heritage
Fania Records’ la Herencia series released recently four essential recordings for salsa fans. Puerto Rican keyboardist Enrique Lucca Jr. (Papo Lucca) is the musical director…