Elemotho – Beautiful World (ARC Music EUCD2721, 2017) Elemotho is the artistic name of award-winning Namibian musician and singer-songwriter Gaalelekwe Richardo Mosimane. Beautiful World is…
The Beautiful World of Elemotho
Category: Album reviews
Delightful Goldenhair
Goldenhair by Brian Byrne and James Joyce (Node Records, 2016) Goldenhair is an album composed by acclaimed Irish musician Brian Byrne. He wrote and arranged…
Steel Pan Melting Pot
Steel Pan Fusion – Melting Pot (Steel Pan Fusion, 2017) Steel Pan Fusion is an excellent London band led by Trinidadian steel pan maestro and…
Exploring Raga
Various Artists – Musical Explorers – Colours of Raga (ARC Music EUCD2730, 2017) This 2-disc set contains a music CD of field recordings made in…
Fine Choro from Toronto
Tio Chorinho – Chora Brazil (Tio Chorinho, 2016) Tio Chorinho is a great instrumental ensemble from Toronto that specializes in choro music, a Brazilian genre…
Bavarian Klezmer
Andrea Pancur – Alpen Klezmer: Zum Meer (Galileo MC, 2016) Munich singer Andrea Pancur has developed a fascinating new genre called Alpen Klezmer, an unconventional…
Sake of the Sound
Front Country – Sake of the Sound (Front Country, 2014) Front Country is an excellent San Francisco Americana band inspired by bluegrass, old time, blues,…
SANS’ Entrancing Chamber World Music
SANS – Live (Cloud Valley CV2014, 2014) SANS is an ensemble that combines contemporary folk music, jazz and chamber music elements. The group is led…
Bae Ho Jazz Recreations
Baeshi Bang 배씨방 – Vintage K-Pop Revisited (Buda Musique, 2016) Baeshi Bang is a French jazz quintet fascinated by Korean 1960s star Baeshi Ho. Baeshi…
The Seal of Solomon
Shlomit Levi and RebbeSoul – The Seal of Solomon (2015) The Seal of Solomon is an album that combines classic rock with Middle Eastern music.…