Category: Album reviews

Niladri Kumar Priority (SaReGaMa, 2008) This is a fine fusion album by sitarist Niladri Kumar, though he has better releases. Niladri is the son of…

Ceumar Sons Do Brasil – Dindinha (Arc Music EUCD 2408, 2005) Ceumar is a sort of Brazilian Joni Mitchell, pleasing to folk, jazz and pop…

Silvana Kane La Jardinera (Six Degrees Records, 2012) La Jardinera (the gardner) is the title of the solo album by Silvana Kane, who is better…

I’m pretty much always in the mood for great music, but there are times when only a woman’s voice will do. And if I find…

De Leon Tremor Fantasma (Golemite, 2012) De Leon brings a pop twist to the increasing Sephardic music scene. Don’t expect the passionate contemporary rootsy sounds…

Nahawa Doumbia Yaala (Cobalt 09296-2, 2000) The title track – ‘Yaala’ meaning ‘work’- sets the tone: ‘you don’t earn a thing, if you don’t work;…

Tabla Beat Science Tala Matrix (Axiom, 2000) Wow, what a magnificent celebration of percussion! With a heavy-duty lineup of Zakir Hussain, Trilok Gurtu, Karsh Kale,…

Various Artists Putumayo Presents… World Yoga (Putumayo World Music, 2012) In the last years, the ancient practice of yoga and world music have had numerous…

Fanga & Maâlem Abdallah Guinéa Fangnawa Experience (Strut Records STRUT096, 2012) Gnawa music, the Moroccan musical genre with roots in sub-Saharan, has been in the…