Martina Sorbara – The Cure for Bad Deeds (Nettwerk America, 2003) Before I begin the review of Martina Sorbara’s debut CD, I would like to mention…
A Cure for them Blues
Category: Album reviews
Chill out
Compilasian, The World of Indipop (Narada World, 2003) The release of Narada World’s Compilasian (The World of Indipop) comes as more of a sign of…
The Scottish Harp
Wendy Stewart – Standing Wave (Greentrax CD TRAX242) This is quite a sombre selection of Scottish harp music, with the occasional equally sombre vocal track. The…
One for the Road
Harry Manx – Road Ragas (Salt Spring Island, Canada, 2003) I have found that there is little safety to be found from paint by number artists,…
East Meets East, North Meets South
K. Sridhar combines traditions from both sides of his family By Teed Rockwell, India Currents Magazine, April 2001 K. Sridhar has lived his musical life…
Party On!
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Old Roots New World (Shanachie, 2002) Hailing from Chicago and named after the infamous Maxwell Street, (an area compared to New…
Taj Mahal’s Hanapepe Dream
Taj Mahal Hanapepe Dream (Tone-Cool/Kan-Du Records, 2003) For those feeling a little listless and slothful in the grip of summer’s dog days, let me suggest…
Klezmer Gypsies Take The Stage
Les Yeux Noirs Live (World Village 4680190, 2003) Led by classically-trained violinists Eric and Olivier Slabiak, Les Yeux Noirs created one of last year’s more…
Preaching to the Choir
Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria Mechemetio (Intuition, 2000) Bulgarian choir music and folk dance drew awareness in the West when 4 AD Records released records by…
California Singing
Deborah Falconer – Brave like me (Ravish, 2003) A life of singer-songwriter is a hard one. Any songwriter can come up with interesting chord progressions…