Category: Album reviews

Mara Louw & the African Methodist Choir – African Hymns (ARC Music EUCD 2249, 2009) Soweto Gospel Choir – Grace (Shanachie 66043, 2010) There’s a…

Jorge Strunz Neotropical Nocturnes (Selva Records; March 16, 2010). Of all the Latin guitar and flamenco-influenced guitar duos in the United States, Strunz and Farah…

Altan Altan: 25th Anniversary Celebration (2010) To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Irish band Altan teamed up with the Raidió Teilifís Éireann (R.T.E., the Radio and…

Ras Nas Double Focus (Konpro, 2010) Music and poetry fans looking for something off the beaten path should check out Double Focus by Ras Nas…

Alpha Yaya Diallo Immé (Jericho Beach Music, 2010) Guinean born singer, guitarist and composer Alpha Yaya Diallo has racked up another 11 glorious tracks on…

Te Vaka Haoloto (Warm Earth Records WMCD1008, 2009) Haolotois the sixth release by South Pacific fusion band Te Vaka. The group’s leader is Opetaia Foa’i,…

Fania Records has releases a deluxe 2-disc, 34-track box set of the father of Latin Boogaloo, Joe Cuba. This album commemorates one-year after the passing…

Andre Hajj and Ensemble Amaken – Instrumental Music from Lebanon (ARC Music, 2009) With the likes of Iranian percussionist Ramin Rahimi and the Azerbaijani group…

Various Artists >Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia (Minky Records, 2010) Dictator and all around bad guy, Pol Pot, along with his bloody band of Khmer…