Several recent releases show the rich traditions of Native Americans. Father and daughter duo Jay & Tiinesha Begaye. Showing the increasing influence of intertribal music,…
View More Dazzling Sounds of Aboriginal AmericaCategory: Album reviews
Variations on a Cuban Theme
Yusa Haiku (Tumi Music TUMI 143, 2008) I had to do a bit of memory jogging and digging through my collection when I received this…
View More Variations on a Cuban ThemeIn Gods We Trust
The Ipanemas Call of the Gods (Far Out Recordings FARO 127 CD, 2008) Like it or not, a band called the Ipanemas is bound to…
View More In Gods We TrustGoing Goema
Barry Van Zyl & The Bo Kaap Collective Goema Music From Cape Town, South Africa (ARC Music EUCD 2133, 2008) Woefully uneducated as I am,…
View More Going GoemaFolk Rock Reborn
Boiled in Lead Silver (Omnium, 2008) With Silver, folk rock group Boiled in Lead marks its 25th anniversary. By now, the Minneapolis-based band has become…
View More Folk Rock RebornCall It What You Will
Arvel Bird/Will Clipman/Mary Redhouse/William Eaton Ananeah (Singing Wolf Records SWF 90304-2, 2006) I’ve long been keen on Native American-based music that breaks the mold of…
View More Call It What You WillSwinging Brazil
Clube do Balanço Swing & Samba Rock (MCD, 2005) Brazilian ensemble Clube do Balanço describes their music as Swing & Samba Rock and swing it…
View More Swinging BrazilCool and Breezy Cuba
Various Artists Cafe Cubano ( Putumayo World Music, 2008) Deliciously flirty and seductively fresh sum up Putumayo’s Cafe Cubano, the latest offering in their Cafe…
View More Cool and Breezy CubaI Love A Parade
Cedric “Im” Brooks and the Divine Light – From Mento to Reggae to Third World Music (17 North Parade VP 4118, 2008) Cocoa Tea –…
View More I Love A ParadeItalian Legends Storm Japan
Arti & Mestieri First Live in Japan (Moonjune Records, 2008) Arti & Mestieri is a legendary Italian group from the 1970s that earned an excellent…
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