The Taal Tantra Experience Sixth Sense (Ozella Music, 2011) Set for release August 9th, Sixth Sense draws listeners into the musical amalgam that is The…
Intriguing cross pollination
Category: Album reviews
Rough Guide to Brazilian Cafe
Various Artists Rough Guide to Brazilian Café (World Music Network, 2011) Brazil is home to a rich array of music forms, ranging from samba and…
Qureshi’s Jam
Taufiq Qureshi Perc Jam (Music Today) Taufiq Qureshi, youngest son of legendary tabla maestro Ustad Allahrakha and brother of tabla wizard Ustad Zakir Hussain, is…
Making Timba History
Alexander Abreu – Haciendo Historia (Ahi Nama Music, 2011) Very little Cuban timba has made it to the United states in recent years. The Ahi…
Celtic Jazz Harp Explorations
Maeve Gilchrist Song of Delight (Adventure Music America, 2011) Song of Delight is the latest album by harpist, vocalist, and classically trained pianist Maeve Gilchrist.…
Timeless Afrobeat
Various Afro-Beat Airways – West African Shock Waves – Ghana & Togo 1972-1979 (Analog Africa AACD 068CD, 2010) Analog Africa’s director, Samy Ben Redjeb, has…
Canadian Sensation Dala Captured Live
Dala Girls From The North Country, Live in Concert (Compass, 2011) Dala has becopme one of the hottest acts in the North American folk pop…
Hard-edged Blues Dream
Moreland & Arbuckle Just a Dream (Telarc International, 2011) Grab keys, your sunglasses and forget the map because guitarist Aaron Moreland and vocalist/harpist Dustin Arbuckle…
The Yuval Ron Ensemble Live at the World Festival of Sacred Music
Yuval Ron Ensemble Seeker of Truth: The Yuval Ron Ensemble Live at the World Festival of Sacred Music (Yuval Ron Music, 2011) Recorded live at…
Sambossica 3, the New Samba
Various Artists Brazil: Sambossica 3 (Afrobaile, 2011) Just in time for the summer, we have a collection titled Brazil: Sambossica 3, a new compilation of…