Bicicletas Por La Paz Musica Por Puppets (independent release, 2015) Bicicletas Por La Paz {Bicycles for Peace) is a collective of musicians, bicycle activists and…
Mestizo Music and Bicycle Advocacy
Category: Album reviews
Striking cross-pollination of francophone Maritime Canada
Vishtèn Terre Rouge (Les Editions Du Corfus, 2015) Canadian trio Vishtèn celebrates the musical traditions of Prince Edward Island and the francophone Magdalen Islands on…
Irresistible Cajun Border Crossings
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys Voyageurs (Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, 2015) Accordionist, singer-songwriter and composer Steve Riley continues to take Cajun music…
Taraf de Haïdouks’ Bewitching Virtuosity
Taraf de Haïdouks “Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts” (Crammed Discs, 2015) With their new album “Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts”, the finest Gypsy…
Irresistible Beats from Colombia’s Pacific Coast
Herencia de Timbiquí Herencia de Timbiquí (2015) Herencia de Timbiquí celebrates the Afro-rooted traditions of the Pacific coast of Colombia, specifically the Timbiqui region in…
Carnegie Hall 2015–2016 Announces World Music Program
Carnegie Hall’s 125th anniversary season announced the world music highlights for the 2015-2016 season. The forthcoming season includes performances by Indian vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty; Dominican…
Entertaining Entryway to Jazz
Dirty Bourbon River Show Important Things Humans Should Know (Dirty Bourbon River Show , 2015) Important Things Humans Should Know showcases the hybrid jambalaya cooked…
Panamerican Tiempo Libre
Tiempo Libre Panamericano (Universal Music Classics, 2015) Cuban American band Tiempo Libre dedicates its new album, Panamericano, to the melting pot of Miami, which is…
Trusting the World Grooves
Bolo Bolo (Bolo Music, 2015) Bolo is the title of the superb debut album by a trio of northern California based multi-instrumentalists named Bolo. The…
Multifaceted Tejana Reveals her Hispanic Roots
Patricia Vonne Viva Bandolera (Bandelora Records, 2015) On her new album Viva Bandolera, Austin singer-songwriter, musician, videographer and actress, Patricia Vonne celebrates the Hispanic roots…