Category: Album reviews

Mamadou Diabate Griot Classique (2014) Griot Classique, the latest album by kora maestro Mamadou Diabate is an independent production. The Grammy-award winner recorded Griot Classique…

  I’m a Latin Lover. No, that doesn’t mean I go about charming women with Antonio Banderas-like charisma (that’ll be the day); it’s my recurring…

Pharaoh’s Daughter Dumiyah (Magenta, 2014) Pharaoh’s Daughter album Dumiyah presents a series of devotional Jewish songs with a mix of traditional music and cutting edge…

Konkoma – KonKoma (Soundway SNDW 044CD, 2012) Konkoma is an excellent London-based Afro-funk band inspired by the sounds of 1970s Ghanaian music. The group was…

Ireesh Lal Ethnotronica (2013) Ethnotronica is the title of the debut EP by Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and programmer Ireesh Lal. As the title indicates the…

Oscar Benito Best of the Paraguayan Harp (ARC Music EUCD 2531, 2014) Here’s an intriguing tidbit stumbled upon in an online search: “I found an…

Amabis Trabalhos Carnivoros (Mais Um Discos, 2014) It’s apparent from the opening strains of Brazil’s songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Amabis on his latest Tabalhos Carnivoros…

Korrontzi Tradition 2.1 (ARC Music EUCD 2538, 2014) There’s a compact statement, “Tradition 2.1.” Creative people will see a release with that title by a…

Various Artists Glitterbeat: Dubs & Versions I (Glitterbeat, 2014) At first listen I’m usually skeptical when I get a CD’s worth of dubs, remixes and…