Category: Album reviews

Juaneco y su Combo The Birth of Jungle Cumbia (The Vital Record, 2013) The music of pioneering Peruvian band Juaneco y su Combo sees the…

Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia Devil’s Tale (Asphalt Tango Records, 2013) Admittedly I’m an easy mark for Gypsy Django Reinhardt/French Manouche style music, but the…

Sheela Bringi Incantations (White Swan Records, 2014) Indian American singer and multi-instrumentalist Sheela Bringi says of her musical training under classical Indian teachers G.S Sachdev…

Various Artists Masters of Their Craft (TARA3039, 2013) Irish record label Tara Records has put together a compilation that features some of the most important…

KiT Tambutronic (Jiga Musica, 2014) KiT (Kuenta i Tambú) is one of the international music acts that will be performing at the influential globalFEST showcase…

Parvathy Baul Soulful Baul Songs (Ninaad) Parvathy Baul is one of the younger exponents of soul-searching baul music from Bengal. Baul is also part of…

Various Artists Angola Soundtrack 2 – Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978 (Analog Africa AACD 075, 2013) The second installment of Angolan music from…

Badi Assad Between Love and Luck (Quatro Ventos, 2013) Even though she’s a world class guitarist, Brazilian composer and songwriter Badi Asad has chosen to…

Steve Shehan Hang With You (Naïve, 2013) American world traveler and multi-instrumentalist Steve Shehan explores new resonances in his latest album, Hang With You. As…