Baraka Moon – Wind Horse (Baraka Moon Music, 2017) Following up on their 2016 release of Eternal, the San Francisco based Baraka Moon is back…
Baraka Moon’s Magic Carpet Ride across the Globe
Category: Album reviews
The Rich Sounds of Afro-Cuban Percussion
Michael Spiro & Joe Galvin – Bákini: En el Nuevo Mundo (Iu Music, 2017) Bakini: En el Nuevo Mundo is a celebration of Afro-Latin percussion…
Impeccable and Spellbinding Performances by Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Omar Faruk Tekbilek – Love Is My Religion (Alif Records, 2017) Love Is My Religion out on the Alif Records label, the latest offering by…
Carmen Souza’s Transatlantic Vocal Brilliance
Carmen Souza – Creology (Galileo Music, 2017) On Creology, Carmen Souza continues to explore Cape Verdean, Brazilian and other lusophone influences interweaving jazz elements. Carmen’s…
The Pan-American Musical Travels of Ladama
Ladama – Ladama (Six Degrees, 2017) Ladama is a talented female ensemble featuring musicians from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and the United States. The band’s self-titled…
Swimming in Mercury
Boo Hewerdine – Swimming In Mercury (Reveal Records, 2017) Although British singer-songwriter Boo Hewerdine is considered a folk singer in the UK, Swimming in Mercury…
Refreshing Bab El West
Bab El West – Douar (Big Banana Music, 2017) Bab El West is a new French band that combines North African music influences with rock,…
Nordic Klezmer
Louisa Lyne & Di Yiddishe Kapelye – A Farblondzhete Blondinke (Maestro Music MMCD004, 2015) Malmö-based vocalist and composer Louisa Lyne has focused most of her…
Shams: Tajik Jazz
Baraka – Shams (Sketis Music, 2015) Shams is a 2-CD set by Latvian band Baraka. They describe their music ethno jazz, a term used in…
Stambeli through a Jazz Perspective
Nasheet Waits, Vincent Ségal, and Yacine Boularès – Abu Sadiya (Accords Croisés, 2017) Abu Sadiya is a jazz album inspired by Stambeli, a type of…