Nickodemus Moon People (ESL Music, 2012) Admit it, every once in a while you need some ferocious tunes. You need to walk down the street,…
Wildly Expressive Global Influences
Category: Album reviews
Annbjørg Lien’s ‘Khoom Loy,’ Connecting Bridges
Annbjørg Lien – Khoom Loy (Compass Records, 2012) Chameleonic fiddler Annbjørg Lien crosses boundaries and embraces a wide range of musical influences on her latest…
Trumpet Magic
Ibrahim Maalouf Diagnostic (M’ister Productions, 2012) Just for a moment forget everything you know, or think you know, about the trumpet or acceptable genres in…
International Soundclash
Sofrito International Soundclash (Strut, 2012) The Sofrito crew of DJs Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis is back with another hot dance compilation just in time…
Murat Ses ninth album Light Cone released in the USA
Murat Ses’ new album Light Cone released by Clou Records (Florida, USA) on 22 June 2012 and will be distributed by several companies including the…
The Placid World of Pirts
Ilgi Tur Saulite Perties Gaja (Upett UPETTCD065, 2011) The award-winning album Tur Saulite Perties Gaja by Latvian band Ilgi ventures into the world of the…
Sheer Guitar Virtuosity
Gerardo Núñez Travesia (ACT Music, 2012) I thought I’d have to do something drastic in order to get a listen to flamenco guitarist Gerardo Núñez’s…
Pulsing Arabadub
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…
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…