Sameer Gupta – A Circle Has No Beginning (Sameer Gupta, 2018) A Circle Has No Beginning embodies the multi-faceted musical influences of New York-based percussionist…
Sameer Gupta’s Palaces of Sound
Category: Album reviews
Arnaud Ciapolino’s Splendid Flutes
Arnaud Ciapolino – Serenità (Paker Prod PAKER PROD 017, 2015) Serenitá showcases the versatility of flute wizard Arnaud Ciapolino. O his solo debut, the Breton…
Engaging Squeezebox Fest
Samurai Accordion – Te (Visage Music, 2017) Five of the leading European accordion players got together to record an album and tour combining their talents.…
Alfredo Rodríguez’s Richly Textured Piano
Alfredo Rodríguez – The Little Dream (Mack Avenue MAC1130, 2018) The Little Dream showcases the talent of yet another Cuban piano star, Alfredo Rodríguez. This…
The Captivating Stories, Tunes and Imaginations of Teyr
Teyr – Far From The Tree (Sleight of Hand Records, 2016) Teyr has become of the finest groups in London contemporary folk music scene. The…
Tribute to Southern Louisiana Country Legend’s Hidden Treasures
Joel Savoy, Kelli Jones, Caleb Klauder, and Reeb Williams – Farewell, Alligator Man: A Tribute to the Music of Jimmy C. Newman (Valcour Records) Farewell,…
Impressive Live Recording by Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda
Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda – Live in Montreal (Telarc, 2017) Two great musicians in the world of jazz met in Montreal to deliver a formidable…
Enthralling Bondeko
Toto Bona Lokua – Bondeko (No Format!, 2017) We use music for a variety of things. We use it as entertainment, to get across a…
Deeply Mesmerizing Turkish Psychedelia
Minor Empire – Uprooted (World Trip Records, 2017) Minor Empire’s impressive new album Uprooted is hard to categorize as it straddles various musical genres. It’s…
Dylanesque Welsh Folk
Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion – Dal i ‘Redig Dipyn Bach (Sain SCD2773, 2017) Dal i ‘Redig Dipyn Bach is the fifth album by Bob Delyn…