Mario Adnet Um Olhar Sobre Villa-Lobos (Boranda, 2013) Brazilian musician and composer Mario Adnet celebrates the music and spirit of the great Brazilian composer Heitor…
Villa-Lobos is the Fountain
Category: Album reviews
What’s That Thing You’re Playing?
One joy of being a world music head is discovering the many and varied instruments that are used to make music around the globe. Yes,…
Hassan Hakmoun Possessed by Electrifying Energy
Hassan Hakmoun Unity (Healing Records, 2014) Hassan Hakmoun says of his latest recording, “Music is universal. It’s the way people can relate to each other…
The Refreshing Celtic Vibe of Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever Storymap (Reveal 014CDX/Compass Records, 2013) Two of the finest instrumentalists in the Scottish Celtic music scene join forces on Storymap.…
The Contrasts of Nistha Raj
Nistha Raj Exit 1 (Nistha Raj, 2014) Indian music has been mixed with all types of musical genres and instruments. On this occasion, skilled Indian…
Tinariwen Loves all the Deserts
Tinariwen Emmaar (Anti/Epitaph, 2014) Hardcore Saharan blues fans will know Tinariwen by such recordings as Tassili, Aman Iman: Water Is Live, Imidiwan: Companions, Amassakoul, The…
Gypsy Music in His Soul
Ferenc – Gypsy Dream (Mesa/Bluemoon Records, 2014) Outstanding Hungarian classical violinist Ferenc Illenyi has a parallel career as a fabulous Gypsy music violinist. His album…
Charming Collection of Devotional Songs
Manika Kaur Satnam Waheguru (Invincible Recordings, 2014) Manika Kaur’s latest recording, Satnam Waheguru has had a very good reception in yoga and Punjabi circles. Satnam…
Inspiring Tehardent Tuareg Music from Mali
Al Bilali Soudan Al Bilali Soudan (Clermont Music CLE 2012001CD, 2012) With the increasing interest in Tuareg music, most of the focus in recent years…
Bossa and Beyond
It’s a vast country where a lot of music is made, so the laws of probability dictate that a healthy portion of CDs coming into…