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Category: Album reviews
Songs of the Galician Women
Various Artists Cantigas de Mulleres (Fol Musica, 2012) This compilation presents some of the best female talent in the Galician music scene. Galicia is a…
Ingenious Way of Dramatizing Nature
Bruno Coulais Microcosmos (Varese Vintage Records, 2013) Let me start off by saying the original motion picture soundtrack Microcosmos is a classical recording. Composed and…
Dynamic Creole Choir of Cuba
The Creole Choir of Cuba Santiman (Real World Records, 2013) Following up on their debut recording Tande-La on the Real World Records label, The Creole…
Ever Rougher
World Music Network’s prolific Rough Guide series continues to put out so many titles that it’s becoming hard to remember which ones are followups to…
An Intimate History of Clannad
Clannad Clannad – Christ Church Cathedral (ARC Music EUCD2441, 2013) Clannad’s live performance at Dublin’s ancient Christ Church Cathedral is now available on CD and…
Krontjong from the Spice Islands
IMC Krontjong Ensemble The Collection (Jamboe Entertainment, 2012) Dutch ensemble Indisch Muzikanten Collectief (IMC) presents a lively album of krontjong, also known as keroncong (pronounced…
Delightfully Satisfying Amazonia
Mario Adnet Amazonia On the Forest Trail (Adventure Music, 2013) Music fans might know the name Mario Adnet from such recordings as From the Heart,…
Wulu Wulu
Bongos Ikwue Wulu Wulu (Bik Records, 2013) It’s taken a long time, but at last, one of the great Nigerian singer-songwriters, Bongos Ikwue has released…
Dazzling Vocal Creativity
Insanology (MoonJune Records, 2008) and Biocosmopolitan (MoonJune Records, 2011) by Boris Savoldelli Italian vocalist Boris Savoldelli is one of those musical wonders who can do…