Category: Album reviews

Stewart Hardy and Frank McLaughlin Compass (Claytara Records, 2010) & Root2 (Claytara Records, 2010) British musicians Stewart Hardy and Frank McLaughlin have released two recordings…

Aurelio Martinez Laru Beya (Sub Pop/Next Ambiance NXA 002, 2011) It’s been 7 years since Aurelio Martinez’s splendid Garifuna Soul album, and a lot has…

Dala Everyone Is Someone (Compass Records 745482, 2010) Canadian duo Dala is releasing Everyone Is Someone in the United States this month. Everyone Is Someone…

Tohpati Ethnomission Save the Planet (MoonJune, 2010) Tohpati Ethnomission is an environmentally conscious musical project developed by Indonesian guitarist Tohpati. He is a member of…

Ali Khattab Al-Zarqa (Nuevos Medios, 2010) Egyptian guitarist Ali Khattab brings together Flamenco and Arabic music on his new CD titled Al-Zarqa. The album came…

Oliver Schroer & the Stewed Tomatoes Freedom Row (Borealis Records BCD201, 2010) Freedom Row was released a few months ago and deserves special attention as…

Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal Chamber Music (Six Degrees Records 657036117129, 2011) At first glance Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Ségal…

Childsplay Waiting for the Dawn (Childsplay Records 005, 2010) Childsplay is a superb acoustic ensemble that brings together a large number of fiddlers around violin…

Joan Soriano El Duque de la Bachata (Iaso Records IAS-CD/DVD-005, 2010) Joan Soriano is known as El Duque de la Bachata (The Duke of bachata).…