Angelique Kidjo Djin Djin (Razor and Tie/Starbucks Entertainment 7930182967-2, 2007) Albums featuring an array of guest stars are certainly nothing new in mainstream pop music,…
Kidjo and Co.
Category: Album reviews
Well Deserved Juno
The McDades Bloom (FRCD05, 2006) It is not surprising that this CD by the excellent Canadian band The McDades won the Juno Award (the most…
Viennese Balkanica Goes Global
dunkelbunt Morgenlandfahrt (2007) The latest CD by dunkelbunt is Morgenlandfahrt. The group is a project of Hamburg native Ulf Lindemann, who settled in Vienna five…
Global Jazz Electronica Maestros
These two EPs by world music luminaries Omar Sosa and Greg Landau are part of Six Degrees Records’ Emerging Artists series. Both are released digitally…
Collectors of Apennines Folk
Viulan Live (Radici Music Records, 2005) Italian folk group Viulan performs music from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. Lele Chiodi (baritone vocals), Carlo Pagliali (tenor vocals) and…
The Brown Indian Band
The Brown Indian Band led by bass player Colin D’Cruz, features accomplished Indian classical musicians in concert with jazz virtuosos. The band is managed by…
Goat Horns of the North
Karl Seglem New North (Ozella Music, 2004) Urbs (Ozella Music, 2007) Norwegian musician Karl Seglem plays contemporary European jazz, a style that many times combines…
Lautari Songs From a Bygone Age
Dona Dumitru Siminica Sounds from a Bygone Age, Vol. 3 The third volume of the Sounds from a Bygone Age series is dedicated to Romanian…
If These Walls Could Sing
The Crammed Discs All Stars 20 Ways to Float Through Walls (Crammed Discs Cram 129, 2007) This various-artists compilation is not, Crammed Discs founder Marc…
A Tribute to a Rock en Español Legend
Various Artists Calamaro Querido! 1 (Norte/Sony-BMG, 2006) Calamaro Querido! 2 (Norte/Sony-BMG, 2006) Some of the finest representatives of the Rock en Español community, as well…