Santa Cruz (California) flamenco guitarist, El Douje, has just released his debut solo album. Entitled Worlds Collide, it’s a bold mixture of traditional and modern…
Worlds Collide by el douje
Category: Album reviews
They Were Some Very Good Years
Bembeya Jazz National The Syliphone Years (Stern’s Africa STCD 3021-22, 2004) The West African nation of Guinea pretty much had to start from scratch after…
Soul of Devotion
Neshama Carlebach Journey (Sameach Music NDS2004, 2004) Neshama Carlebach is the daughter of famous Jewish spiritual leader Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. One of his legacies is…
Get Yer Fra Fra’s Out
Fra Fra Sound Kulembanban (Munich Records BV BMCD 443, 2004) Recording a tribute to a long-deceased man considered the father of Afro-Surinamese music isn’t likely…
Central Asian Persuasion
Various Artists The Rough Guide to the Music of Central Asia (World Music Network RGNET 1129 CD, 2005) The countries represented on this CD- Kazakhstan,…
Adel Salameh, ‘Ud Virtuoso
Adel Salameh – Hafla (Enja CD 9153-2, 2004) and Kanza (Enja CD 9137-2, 2002) ‘Ud virtuoso Adel Salameh performs contemporary Middle Eastern music that combines…
Keeping the Peace
R. Carlos Nakai Quartet People of Peace (Canyon Records CR-7069, 2004) R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flute master, is one busy guy. He’s put out…
Magical Sounds of Mexico
Flor de Luna Xochimetzli: México, Mágico, Místico (0+ Music OP103, 2004) Flor de Luna (Moon Flower) is dedicated to the sounds of pre-Colombian Mexico. As…
Marvin Gaye Gold Retrospective
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye – Gold (Motown/Universal Music, 2005) This new retrospective of Marvin Gaye, one of the finest Soul (also known as R&B) singers…
Memorable Bossa Guitar Work
Chico Pinheiro Meia-Noite Meio-Dia (Art Music/Sony Music 241-157, 2004) Brazil is a country where it is not difficult to find exceptional guitarists. Brazilian Chico Pinheiro…