Category: Album reviews

Peru Negro – Jolgorio (Times Square Records TSQ-CD-9035, 2003) Olga Milla – Caricia (Olga Milla OM120256CD, 1996) The extent to which Africa played a role…

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David Krakauer Live in Krakow (Label Bleu LBLC 6667) Any CD that kicks off with a mix of Klezmer clarinet aided by samples from a…

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Ove Berg & Sinikka Langeland – Tirun Lirun (Finnskogen Kulturverksted) Freya Aswynn – Songs of Yggdrasil (Llewellyn) Why is it that when you become interested…

View More Rune Songs: Vainamoinen Returns

Cascade Folk Trio Old Street (Bandaz Records BZ 2764, 2003) Before this disc came along, I didn’t have much in the way of music from…

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Habib Koité and Bamada Foly! Live Around the World (World Village 468021, 2003) A live album by Habib Koité? Great idea. Making it a two-disc…

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Katia Moraes and Sambaguru – Live at La Ve Lee (Kufala Recordings KUF0030, 2003) Vinicius Cantuaria –  Live: Skirball Cultural Center (Kufala Recordings KUF0043, 2003)…

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Phonix Pigen Drengen (Go Danish Folk Music Productions, 2002) When I first started exploring Scandinavian music, I discovered the Danish folk-rock group Sorten Muld and…

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N. Rajam Radiant (Sense World Music, 2002) It isn’t often that I am able to review a woman classical Indian musician so I am quite…

View More Bows and strings

Where We Live, Benefit CD for Earthjustice (Higher Octave Music, 2003) Musicians have proven time and time again their compassion by recording benefit albums or…

View More Singing the blues for Mother Earth