Category: Album reviews

Various Artists Music of Central Asia Vol. 7: In the Shrine of the Heart: Popular Classics from Bukhara and Beyond (Smithsonian Folkways SFW40526, 2010) The…

Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária Lágrimas Mexicanas (Entertainment One Music, 2011) Guitar guru Bill Frisell and Brazilian singer, musician and songwriter Vinicius Cantuária have teamed…

Banco de Gaia Songs From The Silk Road (Disco Gecko, 2011) Songs From The Silk Road is an excellent introduction to the music of Banco…

Al Di Meola Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody (Concord, 2011) One of the great American guitarists of our time, Al Di Meola, has a superb new…

Generation Bass Presents Transnational Dubstep (Six Degrees Records, 2011) Mr. Pauer – Soundtrack (Fabrika, 2011) I continue to be wary of the way global music…

Bossa Nova Around the World (Putumayo PUT 306-2, 2011) It’s not uncommon nowadays to hear the sounds of Brazilian bossa nova (and its more African…

Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole Facing Future (Mountain Apple Company BBCD5901, 1993), Alone in IZ World (Mountain Apple Company BBCD5907, 2001), and Wonderful World (Mountain Apple Company…

Carlos GoGo Gomez New Paradigm Global Music (Kidlat Records, 2011) Carlos Gomez explores the wonders of electronica and percussion in New Paradigm Global Music. The…

Paquito D’Rivera and his Panamericana Orchestra Panamericana Suite (MCG Jazz, 20100 Recorded live at Pittsburgh’s Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Paquito D’Rivera’s Panamericana Suite spirits away the…