Adzido – Africa: A Musical Journey (ARC Music EUCD 2125, 2008) Barry Van Zyl – African Heartbeat: Drums and Percussion from Southern Africa (ARC Music…
Not-So-Distant Drums
Category: Album reviews
Transcontinental Celts
Recent Celtic music CDs shows the strong musical connections that are found on both sides of the Atlantic. Virtuoso Scottish fiddler Ian Hardie explores the…
Inspired by the Goddess
La Jambre Las Lunas de Astarté (Bujío Producciones, 2008) Based in Jerez (Andalusia, Spain), La Jambre explores and recovers the rich folk music tradition of…
Stylishly Cool
AlexCuba Agua Del Pozo (Caracol Records, 2008) After his debut CD Humo de Tabaco with appearances by Chucho Valdes and Pancho Amat, AlexCuba is back…
Funky Salvador
Salvador Santana Band (SSB) SSB (Tsunami Label Group, 2008) Salvador Santana Band is led by Carlos Santana’s son, keyboardist and composer Salvador Santana. The band’s…
Inexpressively Beautiful Peyote Songs
Cheevers Toppah and Kevin Yazzie First Light (Canyon Records, 2008) Bombarded this week by an onslaught of lawnmowers, weed wackers, leaf blowers, annoying telemarketers and…
Tales from Darbukistan
Doumtekestan (Darbuki Kings Records, 2007) Lawrence Of Suburbia (Darbuki Kings Records, 2008) Two multi-instrumentalists, Robin Adnan Anders and Antonio Albarran, are behind the Darbuki Kings.…
Bhakti Invocations
Aruna Sairam Divine Inspiration (World Village 468074, 2008) Aruna Sairam is a renowned Indian singer who specializes in the music of southern India, which is…
Mekong Global Surf
Dengue Fever Venus on Earth (M 80 Music, 2008) Wickedly original, Dengue Fever’s third album Venus on Earth is an East meets West pop extravaganza,…
Dreamy Løvlid
Unni Løvlid – Rite (Grappa GRCD4223, 2008) Unni Løvlid creates a dreamy sound that comes from the lands of the north that combines folk and…