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…
Voluptuous Second Nature
Category: Album reviews
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…
New Explorations In Fado
Mário Moita Fado Navegante (Arc Music, 2012) Mário Moita is an accomplished singer, composer and piano player in fado style, and his new CD can…
No Stranger Here musical wonderland
Shubha Mudgal, Ursula Rucker and Business Class Refugees No Stranger Here (EarthSync, 2012) EarthSync’s latest offering is a real treat. Part devotional meditation, part savvy…
Long Awaited International Release of Debut Album by Fado Diva Cristina Branco Now Available
Cristina Branco Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands (ARC Music EUCD2351, 2011) Cristina Branco is one of the leading figures in the new generation of fado performers…
The best of Afro-Cuban music and chamber music
Maraca and his Latin Jazz All Stars Reencuentros, Live at the Grand Theater of Havana (Descaga SARL, 2011) The grand maestro of the Cuban flute,…
There is a message for the body in the sound
River Guerguerian Grooves for Odd Times (independent, 2012) River Guerguerian is another name to add to the list of master percussionists. His album Grooves for…
Things to Do in Brazil and Peru
Brazilian Beat (Putumayo World Music, 2012) Novalima – Karimba (ESL Music, 2012) Brazil has been known worldwide for its dance music for decades, neighboring Peru…
Electro Castilian Hybrids
Folkidelia Folkidelia (Creative Commons, 2011) As the name of the band indicates, this is no ordinary folk music band. Folkidelia is a Spanish band based…