Invisible System Street Clan (Harper Diabate Records, 2011) Following up on their Songlines World Music Award Best Newcomer nominated CD Punt (Made in Ethopia), Invisible…
Whopping Crossbreed of Genres
Category: Album reviews
Weapon of Mass Dub-struction
Dub is a Weapon Vaporized (Harmonized HAR-038, 2011) After being knocked out by some of this band’s online videos, it’s a joy to have a…
Much More than Batucada
Ritmodelia It’s Not Batucada (Ritmodelia, 2010) European percussion ensemble Ritmodelia has a debut album titled “It’s Not Batucada.” True enough, Ritmodelia is more than a…
Under the Spell of Azam Ali
Azam Ali From Night to the Edge of Day (Six Degrees Records, 2011) Azam Ali’s hauntingly lovely voice should be a familiar one considering her…
Notable Attributes
Gabriel Ayala and Will Clipman Passion, Fire & Grace (Canyon Records CR-7098, 2010) Native American guitarist Gabriel Ayala (of the Yaqui people) has got an…
Afro Campanian Amalgamation
Baba Sissoko & Il Pozzo di San Patrizio Eyes over the world (EOW music, 2010) Malian percussion master and edgy Italian folk rock band Il…
South Asian Sound Descriptions
Shammi Pithia AudioDescriptive (SPDL02, 2010) The UK continues to produce excellent musical hybrids who combine native roots with cutting edge electronica. Shammi Pithia is a…
Smooth World
The Rippingtons Cote D’Azur (Peak Records, 2011) The great challenge for the exponents of “smooth jazz” is to manage to be different while maintaining the…
Persian Vocal Explorations
Sussan Deyhim City of Leaves (2011) Sussan Deyhim’s City of Leaves is an intimate effort in collaboration with keyboardist and composer Richard Horowitz. Deyhim’s musical…
Steelpan Goes Reggae
Steelpan virtuoso Mighty Jamma returns with a second volume of lively pieces that fuse Trinidad and Tobago’s steelpan music with Jamaican reggae, ska and Caribbean…