Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder Zephyr in the Confetti Factory (independent, 2007) Sparkling with all the bright flash and the dizzying giddiness of a giggle…
Irresistible Confetti
Author: TJ Nelson
TJ Nelson is a regular CD reviewer and editor at World Music Central. She is also a fiction writer. Check out her latest book, Chasing Athena's Shadow.
Set in Pineboro, North Carolina, Chasing Athena's Shadow follows the adventures of Grace, an adult literacy teacher, as she seeks to solve a long forgotten family mystery. Her charmingly dysfunctional family is of little help in her quest. Along with her best friends, an attractive Mexican teacher and an amiable gay chef, Grace must find the one fading memory that holds the key to why Grace’s great-grandmother, Athena, shot her husband on the courthouse steps in 1931.
Traversing the line between the Old South and New South, Grace will have to dig into the past to uncover Athena’s true crime.
Nagore’s Luminous Delights
Various Artists Nagore Sessions (Earth Sync, 2009) Richly worked productions and deliciously exotic compositions are the hallmarks of recordings by arranger and producer Patrick Sebag…
Bollywood Whirlwind
A.R. Rahman with Various Artists The Best of A.R. Rahman – Music And Magic From The Composer Of Slumdog Millionaire (Legacy Recordings, 2009) Capitalizing on…
Succulent Soul
Incognito Tales from the Beach (Heads Up International, 2008) The Mauritius-born musician, songwriter and leader of the group Incognito Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick has dipped into…
Stunning Australian Roots Amalgamation
Jaliya Passion
Abdoulaye “Djoss” Diabate – Sara (Completely Nuts Records, 2009) Abdoulaye “Djoss” Diabate’s Sara, set for release on April 14, 2009 on Completely Nuts Records, is…
British Guitarist and Singer John Martyn Dies
British guitarist and singer-songwriter John Martyn died on January 29, 2009. Best known an innovator in the folk scene with a career that lasted for…
Interview with Blue King Brown’s Frontwoman Natalie Pa’apa’a
Coinciding with its 2009 North American tour, World Music Central’s TJ Nelson interviewed Blue King Brown’s frontwoman Natalie Pa’apa’a. Hailing from Australia, Blue King Brow…
St. Patrick Sounds
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner it’s once again the season to wrap yourself in the warm green glow of some fine Celtic…
Daring English Folk
Various Artists – The Imagined Village (Real World Records, 2008) Lining up the likes of Simon Emmerson, Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Benjamin Zephaniah,…