Çiğdem Aslan Mortissa (Asphalt Tango, 2013) Skilled vocalist Çiğdem Aslan dedicates her debut album Mortissa to rebetiko and the strong Greek and Turkish women of…
Rebetiko without Boundaries
Category: Album reviews
Yuval Ron Explores the Meditative and Healing Aspects of World Music
Yuval Ron Ancient Wisdom & Modern Sounds for Health & Healing (Meta Mindfulness music, 2013) Israeli oud player Yuval Ron departs from his virtuosic world…
Leni Stern Explores the Music of Senegal
Leni Stern Jelell (Leni Stern Recordings, 2013) Jazz guitarist Leni Stern has been working with African musicians for the past years, blending jazz fusion with…
Splendid World Jazz Takes You on a Voyage from Africa to India
Dave Sharp’s Secret 7 Worlds (Vortex Jazz Recordings, 2013) Detroit-based bassist and composer Dave Sharp has put together an impressive group of guests that appear…
Vintage Electric Guitar Meets Cumbia and the Tropical Sounds of Peru
Various Artists Peru Maravilloso (Tiger’s Milk, 2013) This compilation takes the listener to 1960s and 1970s Peru, to a time when traditional tropical music was…
Angelique Kidjo Lets the Voices of Women Show Their Beauty To The World
Angelique Kidjo Eve (429 Records, 2014) With recordings like Oremi, Black Ivory Soul, Djin Djin, Oyo and Spirit Rising to her credit, as well as…
Scottish Superband Capercaillie Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Splendid New Album
Capercaillie At the Heart of It All (Compass Records/Vertical Records VERTCD100, 2013) Scottish band Capercaillie has been making some of the finest contemporary folk music…
Rock, Ballads, Spiritual Journeys and Fusion
Valentine Shipley The Wandering Mystic: Rustic Indian Echoes (Times Music) From rock and ballads to spiritual journeys and fusion, Delhi veteran Valentine Shipley has another…
Senegal’s Visionary Pioneer of Salsa and Mbalax
Mar Seck Vagabonde – From Super Cap-Vert to Number One: Unreleased Recordings 1969-1980 (Teranga Beat, 2013) During the 1970s, Cuban music was extremely was extremely…
The Savagely Satisfying Sound Collisions of Esko Jarvela Epic Male Band
Esko Jarvela Epic Male Band Esko Jarvela Epic Male Band (Sibelius Academy Folk Music Recordings, 2013) To get a little more information on the Esko…