Matthew Montfort – Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar (Ancient Future) Matthew Montfort, leader of the world fusion group Ancient Future, steps out solo here…
Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar
Category: Album reviews
Sergio Mendes Colour Collection
Sergio Mendes Colour Collection (Universal) Sérgio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian musician, has released over three dozen albums blending bossa nova with pop and funk. One of…
Impressive Folk and World Music Collection Live from the Old Town School of Folk
During the past five decades, Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk has amassed an impressive collection of live recordings by some of the biggest names…
Azmari Roots
Tomás Doncker Power of the Trinity (True Groove, 2011) Tomás Doncker, a well-known vocalist in the New York music scene, has a new album titled…
Multi-layered Kathak
Trilok Gurtu Kathak (Mintaka Records/Times Music) Bombay-born percussion wiz Trilok Gurtu does us all proud with his superb fusion releases, and delights music fans as…
Magda Piskorczyk Celebrates Afro Roots Music
Magda Piskorczyk Afro Groove (MPAGCD003, 2011) Polish guitarist, bassist and vocalist Magda Piskorczyk (pronounced peas-KOR-chick) has released a double album that celebrates the various types…
Nashville’s Roots Musicians Set Music to New Civil War Stories
Various Artists The 1861 Project, Vol. 1: From Farmers To Foot Soldiers The The 1861 Project, Vol. 1: From Farmers To Foot Soldiers celebrates the…
Rub-A-Dub Market
Luciano Rub-A-Dub Market (Irievibrations IRIE 039CD, 2011) One of the best reggae albums of the year is Rub-A-Dub Market by Jamaican singer and poet Luciano…
Bulgarian Intersections
Vlada Tomova Balkan Tales (Kuker Music, 2009) One of the most exciting voices in the New York global music scene is Vlada Tomova. She was…
Midwestern Round Dances
Gentlemen’s Club Boom Boom Room (Canyon Records CR-6498, 2011) Gentlemen’s Club is an all-star group of American Indian singers from the Great Lakes area of…