Category: Album reviews

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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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,…

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Biomusique The 10,000 Steps  (Kosmic Music, 2008) Combining the talents of singer/songwriter Lisbeth Scott, known for her musical collaborations on such movies as The Chronicles…

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Sa Dingding Alive (Universal/Shanghai To-Wing Culture Development, 2008) Chinese singer Sa Dingding is beginning to get well deserved worldwide attention thanks to her recent BBC…

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Shastriya Syndicate Syndicated (Sense World Music, 2008) Shastriya Syndicate is Purbayan Chatterjee‘s project. On the outstanding CD Syndicated (Sense World Music) he has brought together…

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Haale Gafori No Ceiling (Channel A Music, 2008) Haale Gafori’s No Ceiling out on Channel A Music is big step off the beaten path of…

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