Annbjorg Lien – Waltz with Me
Category: Album reviews
Stayed on Freedom–Blue Age Music for the 21st Century
Ruthie Foster – The Phenomenal (Blue Corn Music) Eric Bibb – Get Onboard (Telarc Blues) Both of these albums, Eric Bibb’s “Get Onboard” and Ruthie…
Ethiopian Colossus
Dub Colossus In A Town Called Addis (Real World, 2008) I’ve followed the career of Nick Page for a few years. He was a member…
Latin Grooves Sidestepped and Spammed
Sidestepper – The Buena Vibra Sound System (Palm Pictures PALMCD2138, 2008) Spam Allstars – Introducing Spam Allstars (World Music Network INTRO110CD, 2008) I count myself…
The Proof is in the Picking
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Africa to Appalachia (Jayme Stone, 2008) When Canadian banjo player Jayme Stone wanted to dig deep into his instrument’s origins,…
Canonized Atrocity and Untold Musical History
Christopher Hedge featuring David Grisman & R. Carlos Nakai Andrew Jackson – The Atrocious Saint (That’s That Productions TTCD 12272, 2008) The fairly strange title…
Irresistible Sabrina
Sabrina Malheiros New Morning (Far Out Recordings, 2008) Brazilian singer-songwriter Sabrina Malheiros is back with another gem, a CD titled New Morning. Malheriros attracted a…
Cape Crusaders
Mayra Andrade – Navega (Sony BMG 886971005642, 2007) Tcheka – Lonji (Times Square/Four Quarters Entertainment FQT-CD-1809, 2008) How can a country like Cape Verde- a…
Ubiquitous Grooves
NOMO – Ghost Rock (Ubiquity Recordings URCD230, 2008) The Lions – Jungle Struttin’ (Ubiquity Recordings URCD222, 2008) Headquartered just down the road from me in…
The Queen of World Music Goes Acoustic
Natacha Atlas Ana Hina (World Village, 2008) Natacha Atlas is one of the most charismatic and creative artists in the world music scene. With every…