TriBeCaStan New Deli (Evergreene Music 005, 2001) New York-based TriBeCaStan is envisioned as sort of folk orchestra, although its sound comes closer to jazz swing…
Reworked Sounds of the World
Category: Album reviews
Aurum
Gjermund Larsen Trio Aurum (Heilo / Grappa HCD7252, 2010) The Gjermund Larsen Trio has a new album titled Aurum. Led by the great Norwegian violinist…
Musical Journey from Spain to the Middle-East
Jadid Ensemble Sigh of the Moor (2011) With its debut album Sigh of the Moor, Jadid Ensemble has positioned itself as one of the finest…
Slide Guitar Magic
Slide to Freedom 20,000 Miles (Northern Blues, 2011) Slide to Freedom is a multinational band that brings together acoustic blues and Indian classical music. The…
Echoes of the Kuzhebar
Nadishana Trio Far&Near (Sound Microsurgery Department, 2011) One of the most interesting world fusion collaborations this year is the Nadishana Trio. The band brings together…
Stirring Musical Illustration of Goddesses
Robert Paterson The Book of Goddesses (American Modern Recordings) The beautifully packaged book+CD The Book of Goddesses is an ideal gift for the coming holidays…
The Indian Core East-West Fusion
The Indian Core The Indian Core (Grappa/Mystica) This is an ambitious album released by the east-west fusion band based in Norway called The Indian Core.…
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook Remixed
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brooks Star Rise (Real World) This CD of remixes is a compilation of UK-based Asian musicians celebrating the work…
Batiska’s Fascinating Musical Expeditions
Naragonia Quartet Batiska (Appel Rekords APR1336, 2011) Batiska is the first album by a new Belgian contemporary folk music ensemble called Naragonia Quartet. If the…
Dabke Ravishment
Omar Souleyman Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts (Sublime Frequencies, 2011) Omar Souleyman’s Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts, out on the Sublime Frequencies label, is a…