Ballake Sissoko At Peace (Six Degrees Records, 2013) Ballake Sissoko’s follow-up to the 2009 recording Chamber Music with cellist Vincent Segal entitled At Peace is…
Intricate and Warm
Category: Album reviews
Multiple Modalities of Hand Drums
Hands On’semble Cinco Sobre Três – Fünf über Drei (2012) Hands On’semble is a group of four skilled percussionists who create original music inspired by…
Guitar Sounds from the Israeli Diaspora
Isra-Alien Somewhere is Here! (independent, 2012) Somewhere is Here! is the second album by guitar duo Isra-Alien. The two musicians come from different backgrounds to…
CubAyiti
Haitiando CubAyiti, Volume 1 (Mini Records MRSD-2001, 1999) Wow! What a great album! Inspired perhaps by the success of Africando in fusing West African and…
Traditional Turkish Sufi Music
Du-Sems Ensemble Traditional Turkish Sufi Music (ARC Music, 2013) Dipping an ear into the intoxicating world of Sufi music is easy with ARC Music’s release…
Live From Stern Grove Festival
Pete Escovedo Live From Stern Grove Festival (Concord Picante/Stiletto Flats, 2012) Renowned Latin jazz timbalero and band leader Pete Escovedo has a new live album…
Klub Arabia 2
Various artists Klub Arabia 2 (Virgin) This is a terrific compilation of tracks titled ‘the biggest hits from the clubs of Arabia,’ and it certainly…
La Cantiga Del Fuego
Ana Alcaide La Cantiga Del Fuego (Arc Music EUCD2417, 2012) The more unique an artist’s path to self expression is, the more heroic and delightful…
Bombay Streets
Various Artists Bombay Streets (Nupur Audio, 2003) Despite the terrible pounding that Bombay has taken from a series of bomb attacks and terrorist gunmen, its…
Heritage and More
Angel d’Cuba Heritage (Angel d’Cuba, 2012) Angel d’Cuba is the artistic name of Cuban multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Angel Luis Badell. He is currently based…