Sugar Minott New Day (Stop, Look and Listen Records SLLROO2, 2008) Singer, songwriter, producer and promoter of young talent, Jamaica’s Lincoln “Sugar” Minott has been…
Still the Sweetest
Category: Album reviews
Santos Neto e Iago, Levitations of the Infinity of Brazilian Music
Jovino Santos Neto & Weber Iago “Live at Caramoor” (Adventure Music, 2009) Taken from a live presentation at Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, New York,…
Unassisted CeU
CeU Vagarosa (Six Degrees, 2009) Much has been made of CeU’s sex appeal, an asset the Brazilian singer doesn’t flaunt in the few hazy photos…
Essential Alegre
Alegre All Stars Jazz (Emusica/Fania, 2009) If you are a salsa fan you are probably very familiar with the Fania record label. However, before Fania…
Remarkable Journey
Soname Plateau (World Village, 2009) Soname Yangchen’s journey would be considered remarkable with having been born in Chinese-controlled Tibet, separated from her family and surviving…
The Mughams of Sari Gelin Ensemble
Sari Gelin Ensemble Music from Azerbaijan (ARC Music, 2009) Elegantly intricate as the most extravagantly patterned embroidery, the CD Music from Azerbaijan by the Sari…
Banna’s Blossoms
Rim Banna April Blossoms (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2009) Palestinian poet, singer and songwriter Rim Banna is back with a new CD entitled April Blossoms. Admired for…
London Undersound
Nitin Sawhney London Undersound (E1 entertainment, 2009) The grand master of world music atmospheres, multi-instrumentalist, club DJ and producer Nitin Sawhney, is back with London…
Infectious Café
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: Brazilian Cafe (Putumayo, 2009) Just in time for the dog days of summer is the sultry Putumayo Presents Brazilian Café. Ripe…
On the Beat in Iran
Ramin Rahimi and Tapesh Iranian Percussion (ARC Music EUCD 2218, 2009) Iran’s been in the news a lot lately, though everyone knows there’s more to…