Elza Soares – The Woman at the End of the World (Mais Um Discos, 2016) The Woman at the End of the World (originally released…
A Bold, Tense Album by Elza Soares
Category: Album reviews
There’s A Light by Liz Vice
Liz Vice is a singer of neo-gospel: music that sounds pretty close to the gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Tharpe used the blues and invented…
An Afro-Roots Experiment That Worked
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra (Glitterbeat, 2016) Nigerian Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen recorded a set of jams rooted in Afro-rooted rhythms from Africa and Haiti that appear…
Landmark Bella Ciao Revisited
Riccardo Tesi, Lucilla Galeazzi, Elena Ledda, Ginevra di Marco, Gigi Biolcati, Andrea Salvadori, Alessio Lega – Bella Ciao (Buda Musique 4759288, 2015) Bella Ciao revisits…
Beguiling Gulaza
Gulaza – a word that conjures images of longing and despair under a scorching desert sun. The first time I went to listen to this…
Everything’s Beautiful by Miles Davis & Robert Glasper
John Coltrane has made life after death difficult for Miles Davis. John Coltrane’s late period has so influenced contemporary Jazz musicians that we have lost…
Contemporary Bagpipe Masters from Brittany
Pevarlamm – Deltu (Paker Prod, 2015) Pevarlamm showcases the talent of one of the finest bands in the Breton music scene. The band is led…
Catchy Ladino Songs for Children
Sarah Aroeste – Ora de Despertar (Aroeste Music, 2016) Musician and songwriter Sarah Aroeste has released an album titled Ora de Despertar (Time to Wake…
Captivating Amalgam of Tango and Jazz
Lalo Zanelli & Ombu – Immigrantes (Buda Musique, 2016) Inmigrantes (the Spanish word for immigrants) is the new album by Argentine pianist and composer Lalo…
Melange’s Vision of World Jazz
Melange – Via Maris (Two Rivers Records) Melange is a British multi-ethnic ensemble that combines jazz improvisation with the evocative sounds of North Africa, the…