Various Artists – Musical Explorers – Colours of Raga (ARC Music EUCD2730, 2017) This 2-disc set contains a music CD of field recordings made in…
Exploring Raga
Category: Album reviews
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.…
West Philly Orchestra’s Balkan Party
West Philly Orchestra (WPO) – Tour De Filli (Fly Bottle Records, 2016) On Tour De Filli, the West Philly Orchestra Album plays fun, infectious Balkan…
Renaissance of the Vargan
Vladimir Markov – Out of time. Russian jew’s harp music (Sketis Music, SKMR-126, 2017) The jew’s harp had disappeared in Russia until Vladimir Markov (Владимир…
The Unpredictable Balkan Jazz of Boris Kovač
Boris Kovač & La Campanella – Eastern Moon Rising (Riverboat TUG1076, 2014) Eastern Moon Rising showcases the multi-faceted music side of saxophonist and composer Boris…