Toques de Caramulo Retoques (Dorfeu 003, 2011) Portuguese band Toques de Caramulo hails from Agueda, a mid-size city in northern Portugal located right by the…
Inspired by the Mountains of Caramulo
Category: Album reviews
Doing What Comes Nationally
Nation Beat Growing Stone (Barbès Records BR033, 2011) Two core members of Nation Beat, drummer Scott Kettner and vocalist Liliana Araujo, both arrived at the…
Andalusian Hearts
Las Guitarras De España Tantas Cosas (NR 1104, 2011) Las Guitarras De España (The Guitars of Spain) is a Chicago-based band that fuses Flamenco sounds…
Most Definitely
The Afro-Semitic Experience Further Definitions of the Days of Awe (Reckless DC Music RMCD 1055, 2011) Continuing their unlikely though intriguing fusion of African and…
Instilling the Love for Irish Music
John Doyle Shadow and Light on Compass Records CD4562, 2011 With his new solo, titled Shadow and Light, Irish guitarist and singer-songwriter demonstrates that he…
On the New Edge of Kaustinen
Frigg Grannen (Frig00007, 2011) If you like fiddles, Finnish-Norwegian band Frigg is as good as it gets. Fronted by five fiddlers, the Scandinavian band wows…
Persian Tapestries
Mamak Khadem A Window to Color (2011) Wrap Mamak Khadem’s vocals with clarinet, electric cello and oud surrounded by a tapestry of percussion and the…
Uzbek Seduction
Sevara Nazarkhan Tortadur (Sevaramusic, 2011) Often our first taste of a new musical flavor is bold. On her latest recording Sevara Nazarkhan introduces listeners to…
Balkan Lusitanians
Mu Casa Nostra Portuguese band Mu continues its global musical travels with its second album titled Casa Nostra (Our House). Mu combines original Balkan-inspired material…
Noah Never Had it so Funky
The Funk Ark From the Rooftops (ESL Music ESL176, 2011) I don’t know what your reminiscences of the good old days are all about, but…