The Spy From Cairo Arabadub (Wonderwheel, 2012) Acoustic Middle Eastern music and Jamaican dub come together in Arabadub, the latest project by The Spy From…
Pulsing Arabadub
Category: Album reviews
Fårö Memories
Soetkin Collier Reiseiland (Appel Rekords, 2011) Reiseiland is the latest solo album by the well-known Flemish singer-songwriter Soetkin Collier. There is a thriving contemporary folk…
Blue Cha Cha
Manuel Galban Blue Cha Cha (Concord Picante, 2012) Cuban guitarist and bandleader Manuel Galban’s final recording Blue Cha Cha hits the streets June 26th and…
Exuberant Masters of Balkan Drum and Brass
Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar Golden Horns – The Best of Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar (Piranha Musik, 2012) The Golden Horns compilation is an…
New Music and Poems of the Scots-Irish
Randall Stephen Hall The Wee Wee Man. Songs from the Moon Shed (2010) Multitalented artist Randall Stephen Hall has released The Wee Wee Man –…
A Love for Traditional Quebecois and Celtic Music
Le Vent du Nord Tromper Le Temps (Borealis, 2012) Just in time for the summer, the great Quebec band Le Vent du Nord has released…
The Subtropical Sound of Uruguay
Campo Campo (Bizarro Records/Universal Music, 2012) Campo is the artistic name of Uruguayan musician and songwriter Juan Campodónico and also the title of his new…
Bold and Heterodox Flamenco
Proscritos DF El don del exilio (Producciones Baratuning, 2012) Proscritos DF is a musical duo from Sevilla, Spain. The musicians behind the project are multi-instrumentalists…
A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya
The Mountain Music Project A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya (The Mountain Music Project, 2012) Two mountain music traditions come together in The Mountain…
Mad Cow Marches
Mucca Pazza Safety Fifth (Electric Cowbell Records ECR 703, 2012) As interest in brass bands increases worldwide, Mucca Pazza is another name to add to…