The Sabri Family 5 Ragas (ARC Music, 2008) The sarangi is a beautiful Indian musical instrument. It is bowed and produces a spacey evocative sound…
Delectable Sarangi
Category: Album reviews
Roots Highway
Drew Emmitt Long Road (Compass Records, 2008) On Long Road, Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon lead singer and mandolin player) shows that is not only one…
Sumatran Delicacies
Suarasama Fatas Di Atas Awan (Drag City, 2008) At last, Indonesian band Suarasama has been given the opportunity to reach international audiences. American label Drag…
Sergio Rocks
Sergio Mendes Encanto (Concord Records, 2008) Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes is back with yet another masterpiece. The veteran musician has invited a collection of musical…
Lau Captured Live
Lau Live (Compass Records, 2008) From Scotland comes yet another group of outstanding instrumentalists. Lau‘s latest CD, titled Live, captures the energy and enchantment of…
Chants From The Kingdom Of Tonga
The Kingdom of Tonga has been in the news lately because of the coronation of the new king, which took place at the end of…
Celebrating Gordon’s Musical Treasure
Various Artists A Celebration of the Music of Gordon Duncan, A National Treasure (Greentrax, 2008) In 2007 Scottish musicians got together to celebrate the music…
Contemporary Nunavut Winds
Tanya Tagaq Auk/Blood (Ipecac Records, 2008) After the 2005 release of her first debut CD Sinaa, Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq continues to dazzle audiences…
Magically Mesmerizing World Fusion
Mawwal This Is All There Is There Is No Other Place (Ancient Records, 2008) Following up on their debut CD entitled Black Flies, Mawwal is…
Mutual Respect
El Lebrijano Cuando Lebrijano Canta Se Moja El Agua (Rosevil, 2008) Juan Peña "El Lebrijano" is a living legend among Flamenco singers. Even though he…