Janine Santana “Soft As Granite” Soft As Granite by conga player (conguera) and band leader Janine Santana is a must have CD in your Latin…
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A Box of Musical Surprises
Felonious Bosch Toy Box (Omnium Records OMM 2047, 20100 Felonious Bosch has released an intriguing album titled Toy Box. The boundary breaking album includes a…
View More A Box of Musical SurprisesPianist Mark Levine plays Moacir Santos
Legendary pianist Mark Levine’s CD, Off and On (Left Coast Clave Record 2009) is dedicated to the Brazilian artist, composer and saxophonist Moacir Santos. Mark…
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Nuriya Tanita (Musical Almaya, 2011) One of the great discoveries of the past months is Mexican singer Nuriya. Even though her background is Middle Eastern,…
View More Globetrotting Mexican GypsySkilful Family
Qristina & Quinn Bachand Family (Q&Q Music QQ1002, 2011) Fiddler Qristina Bachand and guitarist Quinn Bachand are two siblings from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Their…
View More Skilful FamilyFerociously Good Bombino
Bombino Agadez (Cumbancha, 2011) Omara “Bombino” Moctar has cornered cool on his latest Agadez out on the Cumbancha label today. Edgy, slyly hip and wholly…
View More Ferociously Good BombinoEngaging Parisian Neosoul
Les Nubians Nü Revolution (Shanachie, 2011) Afro-French duo Les Nubians are back with their third album, Nu Revolution, a delectable mix of Afropop, neosoul, hip…
View More Engaging Parisian NeosoulSufi Expression in Bollywood Films
Various Artists Sufis at the Cinema: 50 Years of Bollywood Qawwali & Sufi Song 1958-2007 (Times Square Records, 2011) I have to admit a fascination…
View More Sufi Expression in Bollywood FilmsWhopping Crossbreed of Genres
Invisible System Street Clan (Harper Diabate Records, 2011) Following up on their Songlines World Music Award Best Newcomer nominated CD Punt (Made in Ethopia), Invisible…
View More Whopping Crossbreed of GenresWeapon of Mass Dub-struction
Dub is a Weapon Vaporized (Harmonized HAR-038, 2011) After being knocked out by some of this band’s online videos, it’s a joy to have a…
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