Karim Baggili – Apollo You Sixteen (Take the Bus, 2016) Apollo You Sixteen is the title of the fifth album by Belgian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and…
Apollo You Sixteen
Category: Album reviews
Magical Latin Christmas
Various Artists – Latin Christmas (Putumayo PUT 363-2, 2016) Thank you, Dr. Poinsett, for bringing the “Flor de Noche Buena” back to the US from…
The Fabulous Musiki wa dansi of East Africa
Various Artists – Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics (Sterns Africa STCD 3067-68CD, 2016) This 2 CD world music compilation is packed with…
Eros Coolness
Omar Sosa and Paolo Fresu – Eros (Tuk Music/Ota Records, 2016) Luxuriously elegant, seductive and exotically dreamy, the Tuk Music release Eros, born out of…
Spellbinding Sounds from the North
Wardruna – Runaljod – Ragnarok (By Norse Music, 2016) The music of Wardruna takes you to an intriguing era in the Nordic regions of Europe.…
Getting Reacquainted With Old Friends and Making New Ones
It’s been more than three decades since my musical tastes went global. In that time I haven’t stopped being amazed at the diversity of music…
L&T: Léonore Boulanger
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. Feigen…
Love Will Find A Way
Mike Love – ‘Love Will Find A Way’ (LNW003, 2015) A great reggae album by Hawaiian reggae artists Mike Love. The singer-songwriter delivers a memorable…
A Look at Vienna’s Music Scene
Various Artists – Radio Vienna – Sounds from the 21st Century (Galileo MC GMC065 CD, 2016) This compilation intends to provide a look at some…
Nordic Vapors
Sinikka Langeland – Starflowers (ECM Records, 2007) Starflowers is a stunning collaboration between Norwegian folk music composer, songwriter, vocalist and kantele player Sinikka Langeland and…