Alison Brown The Company You Keep (Compass Records, 2009) Alison Brown is a remarkable artist. She is a gifted musician and also a visionary entrepreneur,…
The Company She Keeps
Category: Album reviews
Mesmerizing Fiddle Dreams
Anna Schaad Dream Within a Dream (Raven Fiddle Productions, 2009) Virtuoso fiddler Anna Schaad embraces the charm and beauty of electronic music on her latest…
Serart Explorations
Serart Serart Deluxe Edition The Serart album, featuring Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Serj Tankian, was originally released in 2003. Now it is back in a deluxe…
Dancing Cello in Buenos Aires
Beata Söderberg Bailata (World Village, 2008) Swedish Classical music cellist Beata Söderberg fell in love with tango while she was living in New York. In…
Essential Collection of Blues Pioneer Charley Patton
Charley Patton and Various Artists The Definitive Charley Patton – 75 Year Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) Considered as one of the fathers of the…
Coba Coba Reconfigured
Novalima with Various Artists Coba Coba Remixed (Cumbancha, 2009) For those music junkies out there looking to kick up their summer sounds with some explosive…
Everlasting Barretto
Ray Barretto Indestructible (Fania Masterworks Series, 2009) Ray Barretto’s Indestructible originally came out in 1973 on Fania Records. This explosive salsa classic, produced by Ray…
Delicious Global Blend
Kartick & Gotam >Business Class Refugees (EarthSync, 2009) The back story of EarthSync’s latest offering,Business Class Refugees, centers on Kartick (Patrick Sebag) and Gotam (Yotam…
Peyote Awakening
Cheevers Toppah and Kevin Yazzie Awakening of Life (Canyon Records CR-6458, 2009) Native American performers Cheevers Toppah and Kevin Yazzie continue their mesmerizing explorations of…
Olatunji’s Lasting Legacy
Babatunde Olatunji Olatunji! Drums of Passion: Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy, 2009) Celebrating the Nigerian drummer and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji, Columbia/Legacy has released the two-CD set Olatunji!…