Dawda Jobarteh – Transitional Times (Sterns Music, 2016) All too often kora music evokes the image of lacy traditional African tunes that fall into the…
Kora Delight
Category: Album reviews
Enthralling Fiddle Traditions of the North
Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Deliverance (Nordic Fiddlers Bloc NFBCD001, 2016) Northern Europe is a land with a great fiddling tradition. The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc brings…
Silence Flooded Trance
Monk Party has just released Silence Flooded Trance. Made up of father and son duo, Pragunya and Nelson Myers-Daly their influences include the kirtan devotional…
L&T: Abed Azrie
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. It’s…
Seiva’s Folk Innovations
Seiva – Seiva (Bigorna, 2015) Seiva recreates Portuguese traditional music throughout the use of new arrangements and the incorporation of some electronic effects and world…
Cinematic Wackiness
Beninghove’s Hangmen – Pineapples and Ashtrays (Beninghove’s Hangmen, 2015) You can tell that these guys are having a lot of fun. Beninghove’s Hangmen is an…
Elemental Cuban Joy
Roberto Fonseca – ABUC (Impulse/Verve, 2016) I’m a greedy girl…and I’m sneaky. I have secreted my way into the dark, messy lair of our esteemed…
Beautifully-Crafted Phenology
Fungistanbul – Phenology (Hits on Air Music, 2016) Turkish ensemble Fungistanbul celebrates nature on its debut album titled Phenology. Fungistanbul’s project goes beyond music, incorporating…
Dom La Nena’s Favorite Songs
Dom La Nena’s Cantando EP (Six Degrees Records, 2016) Brazilian singer-songwriter, cellist and world traveler Dom La Nena has released Cantando, an EP that includes…
Mariza’s Larger World
Mariza – Mundo (Warner Music Portugal/Nonesuch, 2016) Released earlier in the year in Europe, Mariza’s new album Mundo is now available in North America. The…