Nikitov Amulet (Chamsa Records, 2004) Music from the Jewish Diaspora, broadly known as Klezmer, has its roots in East & West European traditional music. The…
Klezmer goes Dutch
Category: Album reviews
The Rich Legacy of Cuban Music
José Conde y Ola Fresca Ay! Que Rico (Pikiki Records, 2004) Cuban American composer and multi-instrumentalists José Conde explores the rich legacy of Cuban music…
Tribal Chants from the Dakotas
United Tribes, International Powwow Home of the Champions (Makoché MM0194D, 2004) Every year, drum groups from various American Indian nations in the Dakotas get together…
Mining the Depths of the Spirit
The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Early Years Vol. I (Narada 70876-19221-2-7, 2005) The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Early Years Vol. II…
Choral Sensation from Croatia
Lado Preveliku Radost Navišćujem Vama (Aquarius Records CD-1803, 2003) Lado Electro (Aquarius Records CD27-03, 2003) Lado is the phenomenal Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia. The…
Stukas at 12 O\’clock
Gaby Lita Bembo & Orchestre Stukas Kita Mata ABC (RetroAfric Retro18CD, 2005) Just as the first wave of Congolese pop music was relaxing into complacency,…
Bhangra 2K – in good shape
Aman Hayer Groundshaker (Genie Records GRCD010 , 2005) Producer/DJ and all-round bhangra superstar Aman Hayer displays exactly why his name is so prominent on the…
Every Tongue Shall Tell
Free Joseph Speaking in Tongues (Far Island Vision FIVD003, 2005) Free Joseph has been a working reggae musician for many years, proficient on various instruments…
AUTOMATON² by Murat Ses
Murat Ses Automaton² [Automaton Square, San Francisco Miami Impressions] (Clou Records Clou-005, Peacework Music, 2005) With Automaton², his newest album, Murat goes on telling musical…
Folk Music from the Andalusian Oral Tradition
Trébede De chanza y fiesta (CLCD 199, 2003) This vocal group is based in the province of Sevilla in Andalusia (southern Spain). While Andalusia is…