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. There…
Length & Time: Max Romeo
Category: Album reviews
Suitcases Express Iberian Music Tales
Kepa Junkera & Sorginak – Maletak (Fol, 2016) Accordion player Kepa Junkera and his regular companions Sorginak have released one of Kepa’s finest albums in…
Mara by Aditya Prakash Ensemble
Aditya Prakash Ensemble – Mara (2016) Mara is an excellent album and the soundtrack to a multimedia show. The artists behind the project are sibling…
Unpredictable Bareto
Bareto, one of Peru’s leading cross-genre bands has released its latest album Impredecible in the USA. The new recording features a mix of psychedelic Peruvian…
Length & Time: Gilberto Gil
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. Perhaps…
Rising Talent from Bahia
Alê Kali – Alê Kali (independent, 2016) The self-titled album by Alê Kali reveals a fascinating vocalist and songwriter from Bahia (Brazil). She is now…
Splendid Musical Tribute to Mother Earth
Ricky Kej – Shanti Samsara (Zee Music Company, 2015) Shanti Samsara, the magnificent album by composer, producer and keyboardist Ricky Kej brings environmental awareness to…
Åkerblomrörelsen by Captain Cougar
Captain Cougar – Åkerblomrörelsen (Pinetree Records, 2014) Finnish band Captain Cougar, from Jyväskylä, uses contemporary folk music in the nicely-crafted album Åkerblomrörelsen to recount the…
Lovin’ Haiti
Despite the persisting perception that Haiti is a place most readily associated with brutal dictatorships, impoverished masses and natural disasters, it is more so a…
This Is Where I Live by William Bell
William Bell’s new release This Is Where I Live on revived Stax Records keeps the same spirit, and purpose (or telos to quote the ancient…