Hammock House ‘Africa Caribe’ (Fania Records 2011) Hammock House ‘Africa Caribe’ is a two CD collection that gives new life to classic Latin jazz and…
Brave Futuristic Fania
Category: Album reviews
Havana Musical Secrets
Tiempo Libre My Secret Radio (Sony Masterworks, 2011) Tiempo Libre is undoubtedly one of the best timba band in the United States. Timba is the…
Dengue Filters
Dengue Fever Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group, 2011) The Cambodian, surf, garage band Dengue Fever has hit the streets with their latest Cannibal Courtship,…
Tango Transformed
Acho Estol – Buenosaurios: Leyendas de la Noche de los Tangos (Galileo Music GMC 034, 2010) Dolores Sola – Salto Mortal (Ojo Records OJO004, 2010)…
Sergent Garcia’s winning hybrid sound
Sergent Garcia Una y Otra Vez (Cumbancha, 2011) Mestizo music scene guru and indie rocker Bruno Garcia, alias Sergent Garcia, is back after five years…
Baked Earth Seasoned to Taste
Terrakota World Massala (Ojo Records OJO005, 2010) Upon inquiry, my Indian-born office mate informed me that the spices used to create massala can and do…
Masterful Confluence
Amjad Ali Khan and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Samaagam (World Village 468102, 2011) Two of the great classical music traditions of the world come together…
Putumayo Presents Jazz Classics
Various Artists Putumayo Presents Jazz (Putumayo World Music, 2011) From the opening strains of Nina Simone’s version of “My Baby Just Care For Me,” Putumayo’s…
New Reggae Flavor on Dakar-Kingston
Youssou N’Dour Dakar-Kingston (Emarcy Records, 2011) Youssou N’Dour draws deeply from his own childhood experiences of listening to the easy, breezy reggae recordings played in…
Banjo with a worldwide scope
Jayme Stone Room of Wonders (Jayme Stone JS300, 2010) Canadian banjoist Jayme Stone ventures into the world of jazz improvisation, classical music and various global…