Julio García Ser (Escalera, 2007) Not all Spanish guitarists play Flamenco. Madrid-based acoustic guitarist Julio García performs creative and esthetically beautiful acoustic music that combines…
Sweet Mediterranean Essence
Category: Album reviews
The Rough Guide to Innovative Latino Nuevo
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Latino Nuevo (World Music Network, 2007) Often it is the flash and dazzle that takes center stage in the…
Jerez-Texas, Hybrid Music Around Flamenco-jazz
Jerez-Texas – Patchwork (2007) Since it was founded in 2002, Jerez-Texas have given numerous concerts in so different places as Spain, France, Namibia or Mexico.…
Carnatic Jazz Journey
Autorickshaw So the Journey Goes (Tala-Wallah Records, 2007) The latest album by Canadian band autorickshaw continues in the direction of combining Indian music with jazz…
World Musicians Cross Over in Holland
Don’t Be A Stranger One (2006) Don’t be a stranger is the project of Dutch musician Onno Krijn. Throughout several years he recorded world music…
Ticklah Your Dub Fancy
Ticklah Ticklah vs. Axelrod (Easy Star Records ES-1015, 2007) News flash: Ticklah and Axelrod are one and the same. Yup, that’s right. Don’t be too…
Koite Makes it Worth the Wait
Habib Koite and Bamada Afriki (Cumbancha CMB CD-5, 2007) It’s been half a dozen years since Malian guitar ace Habib Koité made some new music.…
Remembering the Roving Klezmer Musicians of Carpathia
Transkapela Klezmer Carpathian Music (ARC music, 2007 ) Polish band Transkapela specializes in the Jewish folk music of the Carpathians, which includes Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia,…
Rooted in the Soul of the Polynesia
Te Vaka Olatia (Warm Earth Record, 2007) Crafting a culturally conscious music rooted in the soul of the Polynesian sound is what Te Vaka ‘s…
Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land, a Winner
Colombiafrica – The Mystic Orchestra Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land (World Music Network (TUGCD1035), 2007) This one of those occasions when an album is so…