Category: Album reviews

Socalled Peoplewatching (Dare to Care Records DTC056, 2015) Socalled is a Montreal-based rapper and multidisciplinary artist. Peoplewatching is his new recording in which he composed…

Bill Gable No Straight Lines (Autograph 502, 2015) American singer-songwriter, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Bill Gable has been traveling the world, absorbing musical influences and…

SES Tronzar Os Valos (Folmusica, 2015) Hailing from Galicia’s emerging music scene, the Spanish singer, songwriter and kick ass rocker SES, not to be confused…

Tipsy Oxcart – Upside Down (indie release, 2015) The musicians in American world music instrumental band Tipsy Oxcart are deeply influenced by the music of…

Ustad Dildar Hussain Khan and Abrar Hussain Sur Sangeet (Kanaga System Krush Records, 2015) Ustad Dildar Hussain Khan is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a current…

Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi Fi (Mr. Bongo, 2014) Two UK-based acts celebrate Jamaican reggae, dub and dancehall music on Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi…

Ahmed Mukhtar Babylonian Fingers (ARC Music, 2015) Premier oud player, composer and teacher Ahmed Mukhtar just isn’t content to dazzle listeners with his renditions of…

Ludovico Einaudi Taranta Project (Ponderosa Music & Art, 2015) The Italian conductor, composer and musician Ludovico Einaudi has created works like Stanze, Una Mattina and…

Mahsa Vahdat Traces of an Old Vineyard (Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Media, 2015) I confess an affinity to hear real female vocals, not those digitally enhanced vocals…