Monty Alexander – Wareika Hill, Rastamonk Vibrations (MACD Records, 2019) Monty Alexander, one of Jamaica’s greatest jazz musicians, celebrates two of his major influences on…
Deep Impressions of Monk and Reggae
Category: Album reviews
Balkan Souls in New Orleans
Blato Zlato – In The Wake (Blato Zlato, 2019) In The Wake is the second album from New Orleans-based Balkan music band, Blato Zlato. Although…
The Mesmerizing Northumbrian Folk of Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening – Hollowbone (Resilient Records, 2019) Kathryn Tickell is a multi-talented artist from Northumbria in northeastern England. She plays the highly…
Global-bending Quebecois Music
Les Grands Hurleurs – Chouïa (Coyote Records, 2018) Les Grands Hurleurs is a remarkable band from Quebec in Canada featuring three of the region’s finest…
Brilliant Profile of Paco de Lucia
Paco de Lucia – Antologia (Mercury, 1995) This is a magnificent profile of Paco de Lucia, one of the greatest guitarists of all time. The…
Delectable Tropical Exotica from Frank Colón
Frank Colón – Latin Lounge (Frank Colón, 2019) Latin Lounge is the latest release from highly respected Puerto Rican-American percussionist Frank Colón. He has worked…
The Inventive Trad Spirit of Tündra
Tündra – Folk Ancestro Sideral (Nada Producciones, 2013) The title of Tündra‘s Folk Ancestro Sideral gives you a hint of what’s coming. It means ancestral…
The Futuristic World-Bending Sound of the Go: Organic Orchestra
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive – Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas (Meta Records, 2019) Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas is a…
Deeply Expressive Sarod
Amjad Ali Khan – Mohsha (Real World Records, 2005/2019 reissue) Amjad Ali Khan’s highly acclaimed Mohsha album was originally released on April 25, 2005. It…
The Magnificent Iberi Choir
Iberi Choir – First (Elwood Muusik, 2014) The nation of Georgia has one of the most beautiful polyphonic choir traditions and Iberi Choir is one…