Paul Winter Sextet Count Me In – 1962 & 1963, Two-Disc Anthology (Living Music, 2013) Count Me In – 1962 & 1963 is a two-disc…
A Balance between the Improvised and the Composed
Category: Album reviews
True Blues Keeps the Blues Live With Innovation and Collaboration
Various Artists True Blues (Telarc, 2013) All right my little blues babies, wake up, rub that crusty sleep from your eyes and pull your pants…
Exceptional Celtic Music Maestros
Sylvain Barou ~ Dónal Lunny ~ Pádraig Rynne Triad (Rlb Records, 2013) Three Celtic music master instrumentalists get together on Triad to present one of…
The Fado of Francisco Fialho
Francisco Fialho Portugal: Best of Fado (ARC Music) A former member of the Portuguese group Raizes do Fado, this acoustic album showcases vocalist Francisco Fialho.…
Alluring Kalimba Fusion
Njacko Backo & Kalimba Kalimba Here Below, Nothing is Impossible – Ici Bas, Rien N’est Impossible (independent release NB2013, 2013) Cameroonian kalimba virtuoso Njacko Backo…
Explosive Caribbean Infused Creole Jazz
Etienne Charles Creole Soul (Culture Shock Music, 2013) Trumpeter Etienne Charles’s Creole Soul isn’t World Music Central’s usual fare, but because our readers are clever,…
A Rebirth of the Kondi
Sorie Kondi – Thogolobea (Dutty Artz, 2013) Thogolobea is the new album by Sorie Kondi, a remarkable musician from Sierra Leone. Sorie Kondi combines the…
A Rich Tapestry of Musical and Vocal Inspirations
Mircan Minor (UCM Productions, 2012) Music fans will recognize Mircan Kaya from previous recordings like Bizim Ninniler, Kül, Sala, Elixir and Nanni, but this musician,…
Sunshine Arabia 2008
Various Artists Sunshine Arabia 2008 (EMI) This is an excellent compilation of contemporary Arabic sound, with 18 tracks covering a lot of musical texture. Our…
The New Generation of Sensual Brazilian Voices
Women of Brazil (Putumayo, 2013) Putumayo celebrates the sensual female voices of Brazil in the compilation titled Women of Brazil . It is an easy…