Shemekia Copeland 33 1/3 (Telarc International, 2012) Smoother than a couple of belts of brand named booze, better than a midnight ride in a fast…
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Category: Album reviews
Poet of Funk
Bibi Tanga and the Selenites 40° Of Sunshine (Nat Geo Music , 2012) With their latest album, 40° Of Sunshine, Bibi Tanga and the Selenites…
Rayana Border Art
Acetre Arquitecturas Rayanas (Nuba Records/Karonte 2011) Acetre, the great folk band from the borderlands of western Spain released this album in late 2011. Arquitecturas Rayanas…
Light of the Night
Florencia Ruiz Luz de la Noche – Light of the Night (Adventure Music, 2011) Luz de la Noche – Light of the Night is a…
Sublime Bandolim
Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto Brasilianos 3 (Adventure Music, 2012) Bandolim (mandolin) maestro Hamilton de Holanda continues his Brasilianos series with a third volume, titled Brasilianos…
Tejas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds
Los Texmaniacs – Texas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds (Smithsonian Folkways, 2012) San Antonio-based Tejano band Los Texmaniacs brings conjunto music to the 21st century with…
Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals
Cappella Romana Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals (Valley Entertainment, 2012) In recent years, the great sacred music traditions of Europe have found their way…
If All This Ends, Keep On With The Boogaloo
Los Fulanos Y Si Esto Se Acaba Que Siga El Boogaloo (Lovemonk, 2012) Y Si Esto Se Acaba Que Siga El Boogaloo (If All This…
The New Parranda Sound
La Sardina de Naiguatá ¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music (Smithsonian Folkways, 2012) Venezuelan band La Sardina de Naiguatá (The Sardine of Naiguatá) plays a contemporary form…
Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat
Various Artists Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat (Putumayo World Music, 2012) Anyone who’s read my reviews with any regularity knows that I just go all gooey…