Sultans of String Yalla Yalla! (McKhool/Laliberte, 2011) Every once in a while I get one of those CDs where the musicianship just screams “I love…
Kaleidoscopic Sultans of String
Category: Album reviews
The Symphonic Celtic Album
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra The Symphonic Celtic Album (SILKD6046, 2011) The Symphonic Celtic Album is a selection of symphonic pieces from wel known…
Vieux Farka Toure Discloses the Secret
Vieux Farka Toure The Secret (Six Degrees, 2011) “Do you want to know the secret? You have to listen to the album,” so says Vieux…
Luring Latin Lovers
Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha (Putumayo, 2011) Empresarios – Sabor Tropical (Fort Knox Recordings, 2010) Chancha Via Circuito – Rio Arriba (ZZK Records, 2010) My…
Brave Futuristic Fania
Hammock House ‘Africa Caribe’ (Fania Records 2011) Hammock House ‘Africa Caribe’ is a two CD collection that gives new life to classic Latin jazz and…
Havana Musical Secrets
Tiempo Libre My Secret Radio (Sony Masterworks, 2011) Tiempo Libre is undoubtedly one of the best timba band in the United States. Timba is the…
Dengue Filters
Dengue Fever Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group, 2011) The Cambodian, surf, garage band Dengue Fever has hit the streets with their latest Cannibal Courtship,…
Tango Transformed
Acho Estol – Buenosaurios: Leyendas de la Noche de los Tangos (Galileo Music GMC 034, 2010) Dolores Sola – Salto Mortal (Ojo Records OJO004, 2010)…
Sergent Garcia’s winning hybrid sound
Sergent Garcia Una y Otra Vez (Cumbancha, 2011) Mestizo music scene guru and indie rocker Bruno Garcia, alias Sergent Garcia, is back after five years…
Baked Earth Seasoned to Taste
Terrakota World Massala (Ojo Records OJO005, 2010) Upon inquiry, my Indian-born office mate informed me that the spices used to create massala can and do…