Spanglish Fly New York Boogaloo (Chaco World Music, 2015) Spanglish Fly bring back the spirit it of bugalú (boogaloo), the musical genre created in the…
Rebirth of Boogaloo
Category: Album reviews
Having Fun with Jewish Roots Music
Big Galut(e) Big Galut(e) (Pastromele Records, 2015) This new klezmer group of virtuoso musicians has created a set of unconventional and bold musical pieces rooted…
Green River Sessions
Hannah Burgé Green River Sessions (Hannah Burgé, 2015) Green River Sessions is the debut album by rising Canadian jazz vocalist Hannah Burgé (pronounced bur-jeh). Her…
Eclectic Musical Fantasy
Mamak Khadem The Road (Innova, 2015) Iranian singer Mamak Khadem is set to dazzle fans with her latest The Road on the Innova label. Brimming…
Baroness of Galapagos Jazz
Cristina Morrison Baronesa (Jazzheads Records, 2015) Baronesa is the concept album by actress and singer-songwriter Cristina Morrison. She fuses contemporary jazz with Latin American music…
Music is Like Freedom
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…
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…