Fania Records’ la Herencia series released recently four essential recordings for salsa fans. Puerto Rican keyboardist Enrique Lucca Jr. (Papo Lucca) is the musical director…
Essential Salsa Heritage
Category: Album reviews
Dogo From Togo
Elikeh Adje!Adje! (Azalea City Recordings, 2010) Living in Washington D.C., the political epicenter of the United States, can give you a feel for how lousy…
Well Worth the Insomnia
V.M. Bhatt & Matt Malley Sleepless Nights (World Village 468097, 2010) Indian master musician V.M Bhatt was in on one of Ry Cooder’s early excursions…
Golden Age of Congolese Music
Various Artists African Pearls: Congo – Pont Sur Le Congo (Syllart, 2010) The double CD set Congo – Pont Sur Le Congo is part of…
The Psychedelic Metamorphosis of Cumbia
Various Artists Cumbia Beat Vol. 1 – , Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966-1976 (Vampisoul Vampi 116CD, 2010) The double CD set Cumbia Beat Vol.…
Think Outside the Squeezebox
Rana Santacruz Chicavasco (Oasis, 2010) The first couple of tracks make Rana Santacruz’s debut CD sound like it’s going to turn out to be a…
Midwest Reggae Test
Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band – Leave a Trail (Little Fish Records, 2009) Public Property – Work to Do (Little Fish Records, 2009) American…
Saba’s Wonderland
Bassam Saba Wonderful Land (Bassam Saba, 2009) Lebanese musician and composer Bassam Saba has stepped to the forefront with his debut recording Wonderful Land and…
Showing Some Class
Kartick & Gotam Business Class Refugees (EarthSync ES0030, 2009) This album’s title was inspired by circumstances that caused Kartick (Patrick Sebag) and Gotam (Yotam Agam)…
Folk Rock Wonderland
Den Fule Halling I Köket (Footprint Records) Fans of the Swedish folk rock scene bided their time through the long 10-year hiatus now have Den…