Hossam Ramzy and Jose Luis Monton Flamenco Arabe 2 (Arc Music) Volume 1 was great and Volume 2 is equally spectacular! Yes, Egyptian percussion prodigy…
Andalusian-Arabic synergies
Category: Album reviews
The music of trance and possession
Wayo: Trance Percussion Masters of the South Sudan (Riverboat, 2013) The Rough Guide to Voodoo + Erol Josue: Hountu Legba (World Music Network, 2013) Trance;…
A Musical Wonderland Where Tradition Seeps Into Modernity and Vice Versa
Anoushka Shankar Traces of You (Deutsche Grammophon, 2013) The late and much revered musician and composer Ravi Shankar has gifted music fans an extraordinary legacy.…
Fabulous Fusions
The musical application of the word “fusion” handily predates the phrase “world music” and was as much a stepping stone toward the latter term as…
Deeply Seductive Bombay Dub Orchestra
Bombay Dub Orchestra Tales from the Grand Bazaar (Six Degrees, 2013) With previous recordings, the self-titled Bombay Dub Orchestra and 3 Cities, under their belts…
Uniquely Flavored TriBeCaStan Stew
TriBeCaStan New Songs from the Old Country (Evergreene Music, 2013) The New York world music collective TriBeCaStan returns with another serving of cross-cultural sounds, blending…
Engaging Bluegrass Songs with a Rock Sensibility
Missy Raines and The New Hip New Frontier (Compass Records, 2013) Bassist, vocalist and composer Missy Raines is one of the celebrated talents of the…
Calming New Age Blend of East and West
Al Gromer Khan and Amelia Cuni Monsoon Point (New Earth/India Today, 2007) With the CD cover promising “ambient soundscape and ancient dhrupad singing,” this album…
Chatma, a Kaleidoscope of Varying Tuareg Colors
Tamikrest Chatma (Glitterbeat, 2013) The past couple of years in Mali have proved to be a poisoned stew of armed conflict, Islamic rebels looking for…
Timeless Musical Beauty Rooted In Irish Traditions
Clannad Nádúr (ARC Music label EUCD 2471, 2013) Clannad, the masters of ethereal Celtic folk music have released Nádúr, their eagerly awaited studio album this…