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Category: Album reviews

Album reviews

Memorable Bossacucanova

Angel Romero August 4, 2016 No Comments bossa novaBossacucanovaBrazilBrazilian musiclounge

Bossacucanova – The Best of Bossacucanova (Six Degrees Records, 2016) Brazilian music innovators Bossacucanova have put together some of their finest songs and instrumentals in…

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Length & Time: José James

Adolf Alzuphar August 2, 2016 No Comments Billie HolidaybluesJazzJose James

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. On…

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Length & Time: Susana Baca

Adolf Alzuphar July 31, 2016 No Comments Afro-PeruvianPeruPeruvian musicSusana Baca

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. Peruvian…

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Exquisite Sarod-Violin Collaboration

Angel Romero July 30, 2016 No Comments Amaan Ali BangashAmjad Ali KhanAyaan Ali BangashBulgarian musicElmira DarvarovaIndiaIndian classical musicsarodviolinwestern classical music

Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, Elmira Darvarova – Amalgam (Affetto Records, 2016) Amalgam is a beautiful collaboration between the world…

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Fiddle Meets EDM

Angel Romero July 29, 2016 No Comments Ashley MacIsaacCanadaCeltic musicFdlerJay "Sticks" Andrews

Canadian fiddler and singer-songwriter Ashley MacIsaac and fellow Canadian percussionist and producer Jay “Sticks” Andrews got together to form a new project called Fdler. The…

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Length & Time: Max Romeo

Adolf Alzuphar July 28, 2016 No Comments JamaicaJamaican musicMax RomeoRastafariReggae

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…

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Suitcases Express Iberian Music Tales

Angel Romero July 25, 2016 No Comments accordionBasque musicEliseo ParraGermán DiazJose Luis MontónJosete OrdoñezKepa JunkeraMaletakSorginakSpainSpanish music

Kepa Junkera & Sorginak – Maletak (Fol, 2016) Accordion player Kepa Junkera and his regular companions Sorginak have released one of Kepa’s finest albums in…

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Mara by Aditya Prakash Ensemble

Angel Romero July 24, 2016 No Comments Aditya PrakashCarnatic musicIndiaIndian classical musicMythili Prakash

Aditya Prakash Ensemble – Mara (2016) Mara is an excellent album and the soundtrack to a multimedia show. The artists behind the project are sibling…

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Unpredictable Bareto

Angel Romero July 23, 2016 No Comments

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…

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Length & Time: Gilberto Gil

Adolf Alzuphar July 22, 2016 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicGilberto GilSoy Loco Por Ti America

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…

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