Yair Dalal & Friends Inshalla Shalom (Najema Music/Magda MGD050, 2005) Israeli composer, violinist and ud player Yair Dalal has gathered a few friends for this…
Inshalla Shalom, a Meeting of Middle Eastern Musical Minds
Category: Album reviews
Abundant Reggae Riches
Nazarenes – Songs of Life (Heartbeat 11661-7624-2, 2005) Taj Weekes & Adowa – Hope and Doubt (AlphaPocket Records CD 0011, 2005) Winston Jarrett and the…
Anoushka Shankar Goes World Beat
Anoushka Shankar Rise (Angel Records/EMI, 2005) Anoushka Shankar has emerged from the shadows of her famed father and teacher Ravi Shankar in her latest offering,…
Hypnotic Khayals
Shweta Jhaveri Khayal – Saga (21st Century Cosmos 21C 002, 2005) Shweta Jhaveri has emerged as one of the promising young artists of classical Hindustani…
Cuba Sings to Serrat
Various Artists Cuba le canta a Serrat (Discmedi-Blau, 2005) An independent label from Spain has put together one of the most fascinating Cuban albums in…
Cru Rings True
Seu Jorge Cru (Wrasse Records WRASS 160, 2005) Seu Jorge has been featured in a couple of movies. One was the Brazilian favela (slum) drama…
The Gentle Heart of Mali
Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté In The Heart of the Moon (Nonesuch/World Circuit Records, 2005) Every once in a while you stumble across a…
Habana Ensemble, Cuba’s Supergroup
César López y Habana Ensemble Todo incluido (Latin World Productions/Universal Music Latino 851 720 001-2, 2005) Even though numerous Cuban recordings have made it to…
Jamaican Guitar Great Catches a Wave
Ernest Ranglin Surfin’ (Tropic Entertainment/Telarc CD-83682, 2005) Ernest Ranglin was an accomplished guitarist in his native Jamaica long before there was such a thing as…
Talkin’ Balkan
Various Artists Rough Guide to the Music of Balkan Gypsies (World Music Network RGNET 1159 CD, 2005) I love albums that get right to the…