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…
Balkan Souls in New Orleans
Category: Album reviews
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…
The Straight Skinny
One of the many perks of residing in Huntington Beach, CA (yes, the Surf City famed in song and story) is the Tuesday night street…