Thornato Bennu (Wonderwheel Recordings, 2017) Thornato, the artistic name of American producer Thor Partridge, takes the listener on a global electronica voyage across the Americas,…
Thornato’s Fascinating Global Travels
Category: Album reviews
Dona Onete’s Sensual Songs from the Amazon
Dona Onete – Banzeiro (Mais Um Discos, 2017) An album by charismatic Brazilian Amazonian singer Dona Onete. Her songs are about seduction, plants that make…
Vieux Farka Toure Delivers a Masterful Collection of Desert Blues, Funk, Reggae, and Rock
Vieux Farka Toure – Samba (Six Degrees Records, 2017) Too often when we hear “it must be something in the blood” it conjures up images…
Different Threads of Indian Fusion
Rakkatak – Small Pieces (Rakkatak RA017, 2017) Rakkatak is a Canadian duo led by tabla master Anita Katakkar and bassist Oriana Barbato. Their album Small…
Toronto’s Afro-Cuban Post Rock Groove Machine
Battle of Santiago – La Migra (Made With Pencil Crayons, 2017) Canadian band Battle of Santiago’s style has evolved towards a vibrant mix of Afro-Cuban…
Shamanic Electronica from Bulgaria
Vataff Project – Solьmen (Fusion Embassy, 2017) Vataff Project is a Bulgarian act that brilliantly mixes trance and ambient electronics with traditional musical instruments. Electronic…
The Passion and Virtuosity of Khamoro Budapest Band
Khamoro Budapest Band – Hungarian Gypsy Music (ARC Music EUCD2708, 2017) Preparing to direct the 1970 film, “Little Big Man,” director Arthur Penn decided to…
Mamadou Kelly Meets Cindy Cashdollar
Mamadou Kelly – Politiki (Clermont Music CLE 016CD, 2017) Superb Malian guitarist Mamadou Kelly skillfully combines Saharan desert blues with American blues on Politiki. In…
David Carmona’s Guitar Dream
David Carmona – Un Sueño de locura (Nuevos Medios NM 15 929, 2017) David Carmona is one of the rising stars of flamenco guitar. This…
Hedningarna, Nordic Cult Band
Hedningarna – Kult (Silence Records SRSCD-4771, 2016) Throughout the years, Swedish band Hedningarna taped a lot of great material during recording sessions that never made…