Terakaft Alone (OutHere Records, 2015) Music is a fragile thing and sadly there are some out there in the world who would stamp it out…
Music is Like Freedom
Category: Album reviews
Splendid Live Set by Ravi & Anoushka Shankar
Ravi & Anoushka Shankar Live in Bangalore (East Meets West Music, 2015) Live in Bangalore is a beautifully-packaged 3-disc set (DVD + 2 CDs) documenting…
Outstanding Armenian Flamenco
Vahagni Imagined Frequencies (Vahagni Music, 2015) Imagined Frequencies is an extraordinary album by Los Angeles-based Armenian guitarist Vahagn Turgutyan, better known as Vahagni. The recording…
Maestro of Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz
Papo Vázquez and the Mighty Pirates Troubadours Spirit Warrior (Picaro Records, 2015) American trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez celebrates his Puerto Rican roots on…
Toronto Salsa Explosion
Lula All Stars Salsa de la Buena (Lulaworld Records, 2015) The Lula All Stars is an ensemble of some of the finest Toronto-based performers of…
Perfectly Synchronized Nordic Folk Ensemble Capture Live
Väsen Live på Gamla Bion (NorthSide DS01322NORT, 2014) Through years of hard work and touring, Swedish band Väsen has become one of the leading Nordic…
Latin Music Artists Celebrate Michael Jackson
Tony Succar Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson (Universal Music Classics, 2015) Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson takes some of Michael Jackson’s…
Smooth Borders Crossings
Randy Armstrong & Volker Nahrmann Beyond Borders (UMP Records, 2015) As the title indicates, this collaboration between American multi-instrumentalist Randy Armstrong and German bassist Volker…
Son and Salsa Living in Harmony
Ola Fresca Elixir (Pipiki Records, 2015) New Yok-based Cuban-American musician José Conde returns to his tropical Caribbean music roots on the remarkably good Elixir, the…
Eliseo’s Southern Roots, Recreations of Spanish Folk Music
Eliseo Parra El Man Sur (Mirmidón/Karonte, 2015) Spanish folk music icon Eliseo Parra dedicates his album El Man Sur to his southern Spanish roots. For…