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…
Everlasting Barretto
Category: Album reviews
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!…
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada – Coconut Rock (ESL Music ESL151, 2009) This second collaboration between multi-instrumentalists and modern-day musical Renaissance Men Martin Perna…
Storm in the East
Lily Storm If I Had a Key to the Dawn: Love Songs and Laments From Eastern Europe (Songbat Records SB701, 2009) It’s amazing how far…
Song and Spirit
Inbar Bakal Song of Songs (Electrophone Records, 2009) At only six songs and 26 minutes in length, this is a sampler and not an album.…
Malian Whirlwind
Vieux Farka Touré – Fondo (Six Degrees, 2009) Drinking deeply from the mystical Malian sound and the musical legacy of his father Ali Farka Touré,…
Draska Along the Way
Draska Along the Way (Drasta Records, 2008) World music band Draska is based in Lisbon (Portugal). The band’s sound is based in West African traditions…
Strongly Rooted in Tango Tradition
Otros aires Vivo en Otros Aires (Galileo Music, 2009) While many musicians are attempting to create electronic tango combinations, very few manage to deliver music…