Mark Weinstein Algo Más (Jazzheads JH 1148, 2005) Mark Weinstein isn’t likely to be the first name on anyone’s list of Latin jazz legends. Still,…
Weinstein Digs Ever Deeper
Category: Album reviews
A Powerful blend of Flamenco and Hip Hop
Zur Sale el Sol (Chivo Records, 2005) Hybrid music is the rage in Spain this decade. Zur is the latest name to add to the…
Reggae Set in Stone
JohnStone Eyes Open (JohnStone Reggae LLC JSEO, 2005) JohnStone Eyes Open Dub (JohnStone Reggae LLC, 2005) The already-strong USA reggae scene gets another big boost…
International Reggae Compilation
Various Artists Reggae Dreams (Rhombus Records, 2005) Rhombus Records has put together a compilation of international reggae recordings. Reggae Dreams, Vol.1. presents Reggae styles from…
Great Introduction to Indian Music
Ravi Shankar The Essential Ravi Shankar (Columbia/Private Music 82876 71610 2, 2005) If you have grown up with western music this CD is a wonderful…
A Classic Harry Belafonte Collection
Harry Belafonte The Essential Harry Belafonte (RCA – B000A2BFS4, 2005) This CD set is a well-rounded collection of 37 of Harry Belafonte’s best work from…
Exploring Her Brazilian Roots
Flora Purim – Flora’s Song (Narada Jazz, 70876-19349-2-2, 2005) Blurring the lines between jazz and world music, Flora’s Song proves yet again that Flora Purim…
Mystic Peyote Songs
McClellan, Kyle Robedeaux and Brian Stoner For Our Loved Ones (Canyon Records CR-6397, 2005) Peyote is a hallucinogen made from a woolly Mexican cactus. It…
Nothing Motley About This Krewe
Toubab Krewe Toubab Krewe (Upstream Records UP252, 2005) The word “toubab” reportedly means something along the lines of “white guy” in much of West Africa,…
His World is Your World
Various Artists Sound of the World (Wrasse Records WRASS 169, 2005) BBC London DJ Charlie Gillett has, as they say, done it again. The latest…