Baraka – Samo Remix – Contemporary jazz interpretations of ancient Sufi music (Sketis Music, 2016) World music band Baraka remixed traditional Pamir music recorded by…
Reconstructed Central Asian Folk Music
Category: Album reviews
The Cosmic Sound of Cape Verde in 1980s
Various Artists – ‘Space Echo – The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound Of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed’ (Analog Africa, 2016) A long title for a…
Nizar Rohana’s Exquisite Ud
Nizar Rohana Trio – Furat (Loplop Records, 2016) Ud master Nizar Rohana dedicates his new album to the Euphrates River. Furat is the Arabic world…
Special Edition of Radiodread
Easy Star All-Stars – Radiodread (2016) Innovative reggae band Easy Star All-Stars has released a 10th anniversary edition of its groundbreaking album Radiodread. Easy Star…
Length & Time: Soledad Bravo
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. What…
Los Angeles Changüí
Changüí Majadero – Changüí Majadero (Changüí Majadero Music, 2016) Cuban changüí from an unexpected place, East Los Angeles in California. The five-piece band Changüí Majadero…
Louisiana Soul Revival’s Persuasive Grooves
Louisiana Soul Revival featuring Doug Duffey – Louisiana Soul Revival (2016) Composer and keyboardist Doug Duffey takes you back to the classic sound of 1970s…
Kevin Bowers’ Nova
Kevin Bowers – Nova (Machinery Music, 2016) After a trip to Spain, American drummer Kevin Bowers composed his new album Nova. Even though he was…
Middle Eastern and Pop Intersections
Brothers of the Baladi – Gravity of Love (Baladi Productions BLD12, 2016) World music with a Middle Eastern edge, rock and pop intersect in the…
Harold Lopez-Nussa’s Sheer Coolness
Harold López-Nussa – El Viaje (Mack Avenue Records, 2016) Composer and pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa’s El Viaje, out September 9th on the Mack Avenue Records label…