Ialma Simbiose (Fol Música/Boa, 2011) Ialma is a lively group of five Galician female vocalists and percussionists based in Belgium. On their latest album, Simbiose…
Dance Like a Galician
Category: Album reviews
The Sound of Caffeinated Headwear
Neil Pearlman Coffee & the Mojo Hat (Paddledoo Music PAD 107, 2011) What an intriguing title, though I couldn’t tell you what a mojo hat…
New Tango Airs
Otros Aires Tricota (Galileo, 2010) Buenos Aires neotango band Otros Aires gets better and better with time. Tricota, the band’s third album, continues to blend…
Hailing a Revolutionary Cab out of Africa
Les Nubians – Nü Revolution (Shanachie, 2011) Malika Zarra – Berber Taxi (Motema Music MTM-60, 2011) There’s a lot of Africa in both of these…
Hypnotic Darkwave
Arkane Enraptured Serene Mesmerism (Seduction Prod) Greek act Arkane is fascinated by ancient mythology, temptation, mesmerism, masks and seduction. The album Enraptured Serene Mesmerism falls…
Great Balls of Klezmer
She’koyokh Klezmer Ensemble Buskers’ Ballroom (ARC Music EUCD 2322, 2011) Small wonder that London’s She’koyokh Klezmer Ensemble has moved to the front of the klezmer…
Polkas and Cumbias of the Southwestern People
Southern Scratch How Sweet the Sound (Canyon Records CR-8120, 2011) How Sweet the Sound is the latest album by Southern Scratch, a waila band formed…
Celtic Sounds from the Deer Forest
Doa A Fronda dos cervos (Foll 100FOL1053) The beautiful misty landscape of A Fronda dos Cervos’cover reflects accurately the mesmerizing music featured in this album.…
Take Three
Three Hour Tour Toucan Play (Three Hour Tour, 2010) Admit it. You know what this band’s name refers to. What you don’t know- and what…
Impressive Debut by Zoobazar
Zoobazar Uno (Santa Fe / Ojo! Records, 2011) Spanish band Zoobazar is a Madrid-based world music ‘supergroup’ formed by top international instrumentalists and composers. Band…