Ana Gazzola Musicas e palavras Dos Bee Gees (Fuel, 2012) Los Angeles-based Brazilian Singer Ana Gazzola has taken some of the most popular ballads by…
Bee Gees Brazilian Ballads
Category: Album reviews
Band of Gypsies 2
Taraf De Haïdouks & Kocani Orkestar Band of Gypsies 2 (Crammed Discs CRAW74, 2011) Two European record labels, Crammed Discs and Asphalt Tango, have been…
Orient Noir – A West-Eastern Divan
Various Artists feat. Watcha Clan, Bi Kidude Baraka and more Orient Noir – A West-Eastern Divan (Piranha Musik CD-PIR2545, 2012) German label Piranha Musik presents…
That Dang Kang
Eyvind Kang The Narrow Garden (Ipecac Recordings, 2012) The name being entirely new to me, I didn’t even know if Eyvind Kang is a he…
Taïga Maya
Vocalism
Vusa Mkhaya Vocalism (Arc Music, 2012) Releasing this month is a fine album from Arc Music: Vocalism, by Vusa Mkhaya from Zimbabwe. The 15 tracks…
Sephardic Musical Essence of Toledo
Ana Alcaide La Cantiga del Fuego (ARC Music, 2012) Fans of Celtic powerhouse Enya’s early work will likely dip into Spanish singer, songwriter and musician…
Greene Scene
Brad Hammonds Group Greene Street (self-released, 2012) Here was a CD cover looked intriguing and inviting. A quartet of guys- an acoustic guitarist, a cellist,…
West African Traditions with European Shine
Ba Cissoko Nimissa (Cristal Records, 2012) With recording like Seno, Sabolan and Electric Griot Land to his credit, Ba Cissoko is back with one cool,…
Songs For Saharan Desert Refugees
Various Artists – Songs For Desert Refugees (Glitterhouse Records GRCD739, 2012) Songs For Desert Refugees, one of the best world music compilations of the season…