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…
Karikatura’s Tribute to New York City
Category: Album reviews
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…
Noura Mint Seymali, Musician and Vocalist Of Substance
Noura Mint Seymali Tzenni (Glitterbeat, 2014) There are all sorts of female vocals out there. There are the pop divas whose vocals trill endlessly up…
Caetano Veloso Dishes Out the Bare-Knuckled Rawness of His Vocals
Caetano Veloso Abraçaço (Nonesuch, 2014) With a career that includes more than thirty albums such as Domingo, Veloso, Gil e Bethania, Araca Azul, Brasil, Noites…
Imarhan Timbuktu Delivers the Desert Blues
Imarhan Timbuktu Akal Warled (Clermont Music, 2014) Those looking for a desert blues fix should check out Imarhan Timbuktu’s Akal Warled out now on the…
Johnny Clegg Unplugged
Johnny Clegg Best, Live & Unplugged at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town (Appleseed Recordings, 2014) The popular South African world music star Johnny Clegg presented…
Roughness and Riverboat
I’ve sung the praises of World Music Network’s Rough Guide series in the past and will continue to do so as long as they keep…
Jorge Drexler Celebrates Latin American Dance and Music
Jorge Drexler Bailar En La Cueva (Warner Music Latina, 2014) Bailar En La Cueva (Dancing in the Cave) is the new album by Uruguay’s Jorge…
9Bach Defies Folk Conventions
9Bach Tincian (Real World, 2014) Tincian, the Welsh band 9Bach’s debut recording on the Real World label after their first self-titled 2009 import release, is…