Category: Album reviews

Hossam Ramzy and Phil Thornton Egypt Unveiled (ARC Music, 2011) If I told you there was this CD out there by a couple of musicians…

Novalima Karimba (ESL Music, 2012) Latin music fans can send up a collective wahoo because the Peruvian band Novalima’s latest is set to hit the…

The Musical Art Quintet Nuevo Chamber (Classical Revolution Records, 2012) Nuevo Chamber is a new album by San Francisco-based The Musical Art Quintet. The string…

Coimbra Fado Verdes Anos (ARC Music) Verdes Anos present a beautiful album of Coimbra Fado, a genre of Fado originating in the city of Coimbra,…

Sierra Hull Daybreak (Compass Records, 2011) Young singer-songwriter and mandolinist Sierra Hull has become of the great sensations in contemporary bluegrass music. Daybreak

The Heart of the Bitterroot: Voices of Salish & Pend d’Oreille Women (ST4004, 2008) The Heart of the Bitterroot: Voices of Salish & Pend d’Oreille…

Lila Downs Pecados y Milagros (Sony Music Mexico, 2012) Now would be a good time to mark your calendar, set up some alert on your…

Hector Martignon Second Chance (Zoho Music ZM 201006, 2010) Colombian pianist Hector Martignon is one of the new Latin Jazz stars in the United States.…