Knut Reiersrud –Tramp (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1993) & Sweet Showers of Rain (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2001) Norwegian blues man Knut Reiersrud discovered Miles Davis when he was…
Sweet, sweet showers of Blues
Author: Patricia Herlevi
Songs of Freedom
Kabul Workshop – Trigana (Tinder Records, 2002) Imperialism in all its guises and current world politicking have created a new diaspora with many of the…
More Fun in the Desert
Justin Adams – Desert Road (World Village, 2002) During the Victorian era many French and English adventure seekers headed to Imperialist Africa to escape Victorian…
Digital Bled
Digital Bled – Caravana (Tinder Records) Digital Bled, led by Portugal’s DJ Joao Pedro Velosos mixes dub, funk, and hip hop tempos with musical styles…
3 from 6 Degrees Records
Karsh Kale – Redesign (Six Degrees, 2002) MIDIval PunditZ – MIDIval PunditZ (Six Degrees, 2002) dj Cheb i Sabbah – Krishna Lila (Six Degrees, 2002)…
Celtic Music of Spain
Tejedor – Llunáticos (Aris Música/Resistencia, 2003) Although half of my family can claim Spanish ancestry, I have only known about Spain’s Celtic tradition for the…
Rocky Mountain high
R. Carlos Nakai – Sanctuary (Canyon Records, 2003) There are many among us who can say that Navajo-Ute flautist R. Carlos Nakai is the first Native…
Aztec Reggae
Vick Silva – Roots Man Dance (Rhombus Records) Los Angeles based Chicano musician-producer Vick Silva offers 11 tracks of Aztec-influenced reggae on Roots Man Dance. The…
Songs of the Desert
Tinariwen – The Radio Tisdas Sessions (World Village, 2002) Blues returning to its African roots can be heard in the Malian nomadic group, Tinariwen’s debut release,…
Fiddling in French
Norouet – Spirale (Ozone Music Group, 2001) Hart Rouge – Une Histoire de Famille (Red House Records, 1999) There used to be a time when…