Mighty Mystic’s crossover style brings together roots reggae with rock and music. It’s representative of American reggae bands that mix reggae with pop, rock, hip…
Dynamic Mix of Rock and Reggae
Category: Album reviews
Heavy Mardi Gras Indian Funk Sound with Modern Recording
Cha Wa – Funk ‘n’ Feathers (Upt Music, 2016) Superb New Orleans multi-ethnic band Cha Wa brings together the vibrant Mardi Gras Indian tradition and…
Yeominrok, a Thrilling Musical Journey
E-Do – Yeominrok (Pony Canyon Korea, 2015) Every once in a while I get the musical version of a kick in the pants and Korean…
Captivating Chants from the Desert Sands
Aziza Brahim – Abbar el Hamada (Glitterbeat, 2016) Western Saharan musician and activist Aziza Brahim explains, “I’m not able to separate politics, cultural and personal…
Arrawak Dance (My World)
Mushy Widmaeir’s album My World went fairly unnoticed in the United States, as it is the case for most Caribbean art music and Jazz albums…
Beautifully Crafted Songs of Separation
Various Artists – Songs of Separation (Navigator Records, 2016) Songs of Separation is a fascinating project featuring 10 of the leading female folk musicians from…
Fahir Atakoglu Live at Umbria Jazz
Fahir Atakoglu – Live at Umbria Jazz (Far & Here, 2016) Masterful Turkish pianist Fahir Atakoglu recorded this album at Umbria Jazz (Italy), one of…
Succulent Salsa
Conjunto Sabrosura – Moña Pa’ Mi Bongó (Sabrosura Music, 2013) Conjunto Sabrosura delivers an album of mostly original songs deeply inspired by classic New York-style…
Mantra Transformations
Bosse Skoglund and Zilverzurf – Mantra Sessions (Diesel Music C-52, 2016) This cross-cultural recording couldn’t get more interesting. Two Swedish musicians, a drummer and a…
Zelalem
Mikael Seifu – Zelalem (RVNG International, 2016) Ethiopian artist Mikael Seifu’s album Zelalem, Amharic for ‘eternity’, is his debut album. However, it doesn’t sound like…