Leni Stern Sabani (Leni Stern Recordings, 2012) Leni Stern continues her collaborations with African musicians on her latest album, titled Sabani. Stern has a genuine…
Feeling Like a Different Guitarist
Category: Album reviews
Absorbing Presentation Of The American Indian Flute Traditions
Remembering the Songs: Music Traditions from the Zuni, Navajo, and Salish is a multimedia project with a music CD and a video documentary produced by…
Borrachito
Sergio Pamies Borrachito (Bebyne Records, 2012) I’ve never asked a musician if the art of playing music is a real and solid physical force. I…
Sabla Tolo III
Hossam Ramzy Sabla Tolo III (Arc Music, 2008) Number of tracks: 13 Duration: 51:43 minutes Prolific Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy has a string of successful…
Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall
Caetano Veloso and David Byrne Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall (Nonesuch, 2012) A long time in coming Caetano Veloso and David…
Made of the Best Strings
Snaarmaarwaar Phosphor Bronze (Appel Rekords, 2011) Three of the best string instrument performers in Belgium form Snaarmaarwaar. The finely-attuned trio plays primarily contemporary acoustic music…
Streams of India and Blues Essence
MoonArra Indian Accent (Rock and Raaga WMC21, 2010) Indian Accent is the debut album by Bangalore-based world fusion band MoonArra. The musicians make a fascinating…
Voluptuous Second Nature
Minor Empire Second Nature (World Trip Records, 2011) Music fans looking to dip into a new sound should check out Minor Empire on their debut…
The Tempos of Tania Maria
Tania Maria Tempo (Naïve, 2011) Tempo is a delectable album by Brazilian pianist, singer and composer Tania Maria and Puerto Rican bassist Eddie Gomez. Tempo…
Pleasurable Crocodile Blues
Samba Toure Crocodile Blues (World Music Network/Riverboat, 2011) Anybody who has read any number of my reviews knows well my addiction to Mali’s desert blues…