Leyla McCalla – Capitalist Blues (PIAS, 2019) Capitalist Blues is the third album by former Carolina Chocolate Drops cellist and singer-songwriter, Leyla McCalla. On Capitalist…
Big Statements and African Diaspora Roots Sounds from Leyla McCalla
Category: Album reviews
Ugandan Global Travels
Nsimbi – Nsimbi (Imara Records / Baboon Forest, 2018) Nsimbi brings together American world fusion vocalist Miriam Tamar and Ugandan singer-rapper and spoken word artist…
Hot Indo-Swedish Fusion
Mynta – Hot Days (Free Spirit, 2006) This is a superb Indo-Swedish fusion band, not quite in the league of Shakti, but with a more…
A Global Journey from Toronto
Vince Maccarone and Los Variants – O Passeio (2018) Canadian drummer and composer Vince Maccarone joins some of Canada’s finest musicians on O Passeio. The…
Umut Adan’s Psychedelic Folk-Rock Vibe
Umut Adan – Bahar (Riverboat Records, 2019) Crafting a kind of homage recording can be tricky business, especially if you is paying reverence to a…
Delicately-crafted Contemporary and Traditional Visions of the Kora
Dawda Jobarteh – I Met Her By The River (Sterns Africa, 2019) Denmark-based Gambian kora maestro Dawda Jobarteh showcases the many faces of the kora…
A Tribute to the Groundbreaking Kentucky Colonels
Roland White – A Tribute to the Kentucky Colonels (Mountain Home Records MH17242, 2018) Mandolin virtuoso and vocalist Roland White recorded A Tribute to the…
Houssam Gania’s Trance Ritual Music
Houssam Gania – Mosawi Swiri (Hive Mind Records, 2019) Sometimes the best music is the result of misery. Think about it, a good number of…
Masterful Contemporary Italian Roots Music from Riccardo Tesi and Banditaliana
Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana – Argento (Visage Music, 2018) Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana is one of the leading world music ensembles in Italy. Tesi and…
Idan Raichel Sings About Longing, Love, and Home
Idan Raichel – And If You Will Come To Me (Cumbancha, 2019) Israeli artist Idan Raichel has two edges to his music. On one side,…