Category: Album reviews

Omar Sosa Ceremony (Ota Records, 2010) Two brilliant minds joined forces on Ceremony, the new album by Cuban pianist and composer Omar Sosa, who is…

Hot Griselda Hot Griselda (Appel Rekords, 2009) Although most people associate Celtic music with Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany (France), Galicia (Spain) and Asturias (Spain), Celtic…

Group Bombino Guitars from Agadez (Music of Niger), Vol. 2 (Sublime Frequencies, 2009) Hisham Mayet, the man who compiled and edited the tracks of Guitars…

Marta Topferova Trova (World Village, 2009) Marta Topferova, the passionate Czech singer-songwriter with a Latin American heart has a new recording titled Trova. The new…

Alan Lomax in Haiti (Harte Recordings, 2009) In December of 1936, a young Alan Lomax arrived to Haiti to collect music. Lomax, accompanied by his…

Jason Wilson – The Peace Maker’s Chauffeur (Wheel Records/Raspberry Jam Music, 2009) Edward II – The Definitive Collection (E2 Music E2CD1001, 2009) Despite the very…

Keletigui et Ses Tambourinis The Syliphone Years (Sterns Africa STCD 3031-32, 2009) Independence from France in 1960 meant that the West African nation of Guinea…

Jerez-Texas Sun (2009) Sun is the title of the new recording by Spanish Flamenco-jazz trio Jerez-Texas. The Valencia-based group includes French cellist Matthieu Sagglio, Flamenco…

Franco and Le TPOK Jazz Francophonic, Vol. 2: 1980-1989 (Sterns Africa STCD 3046-47, 2009) The first of this two-volume series came earlier in 2009, the…