Hanneke Cassel Dot the Dragon’s Eyes (Cassel Records, 2013) Hanneke Cassel has developed into a superb fiddler, composer and educator, specialized in various forms of…
A Stellar Performance by Fiddler Hanneke Cassel and Friends
Category: Album reviews
The Slyly Clever and Lively Sound of The Bombay Royale
The Bombay Royale The Island of Dr. Electrico (Hope Street Recordings, 2014) I’ll admit right up front that The Bombay Royale’s upcoming The Island of…
Ricardo Lemvo’s Addictively Scrumptious Rumba
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca La Rumba Soyo (Cumbancha, 2014) Angolan salsa, rumba and soukous singer Ricardo Lemvo and his band Makina Loca have hit…
The Delicate World Jazz of Hadouk Quartet
Hadoukly Yours (Naive Records, 2014) As the new name of the ensemble indicates, the celebrated Hadouk trio has become a quartet. The world fusion group…
Anne-Mari Kivimäkihe Celebrates the Life of Accordion player Ilja Kotikallio
Anne-Mari Kivimäki Aikapyörä – The Wheel of Time (Sibelius Akatemia, 2013) The Wheel of Time by Finnish accordionist and composer Anne-Mari Kivimäki presents a collection…
What’s up next for the new generations of salsa music fans
Bio Ritmo Puerta Del Sur (Vampisoul, 2014) Heaped with a slew of congas, timbales and enough brass to soothe your inner salsero, Bio Ritmo’s Puerto…
Infectious and Refreshing See-I
See-I Knowledge Shine Bright (Fort Knox Recordings, 2014) Following up on their 2011 self-titled release See-I, the Washington DC-based See-I is back with 12 new…
Karikatura’s Tribute to New York City
Karikatura Eyes Wide Out (Ropeadope Records, 2014) New York band Karikatura celebrates the city’s diversity on its debut album titled Eyes Wide. Afro-Latin music plays…
Junkyard Ball Downright Striking
Tero Hyvaluoma Junkyard Ball (Lusti Music/Sibelius Akatemia, 2013) Finnish fiddler Tero Hyvalouma has got regular gigs with his bands Frigg, Snekka, Haaga Folk Machine and…
Passion for Cumbia Exotica
Sonido Gallo Negro Sendero Mistico (Glitterbeat, 2014/Mexican release in 2013) Mexican band Sonido Gallo Negro (Black Rooster Sound) is deeply inspired by Peruvian chicha, the…