Category: Album reviews

Florencia Ruiz Luz de la Noche – Light of the Night (Adventure Music, 2011) Luz de la Noche – Light of the Night is a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Fatoumata Diawara Fatou (World Circuit/Nonesuch Records, 2012) Kicking offer her debut recording on August 28th on the Nonesuch Records label, the Malian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diarawa…

Mariem Hassan El Aaiún Egdat – El Aaiún on Fire (Nubenegra, 2012) The latest album by Saharawi star Mariem Hassan has been attracting a lot…