Jaffa Road Where the Light Gets In (Jaffa Road JR00002, 2012) Canada has become a melting pot of cultures and a great lab for crosscultural…
Where the Light Gets In
Category: Album reviews
Remarkable Energy and Infectious Trance Vibes
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara – Juju In Trance (Real World Records, 2011/USA release: 2012) One of the most talked about collaborations in the world…
Priority
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…
Dindinha
Ceumar Sons Do Brasil – Dindinha (Arc Music EUCD 2408, 2005) Ceumar is a sort of Brazilian Joni Mitchell, pleasing to folk, jazz and pop…
Songs of Nature and Hope
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…
Deferring to the Ladies
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…
A Bright Star Has Risen
Perunika Trio A Bright Star Has Risen (Arc Music EUCD 2409, 2012) These three Bulgarian women show a clear commitment to sharing the distinctive range…
Tremor Fantasma
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…
Yaala
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;…
Tala Matrix
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,…