Mary Youngblood Beneath the Raven Moon (Silver Wave Records) Mother of four children, Aleut and Seminole Indian, award winning flautist Mary Youngblood offers us her…
Feathered friends
Category: Album reviews
Marimbas and Flamenco Mestizo Sounds
Ayatana Ayatana (Ventilador Music CDA 035, 2003) The Ventilador label has become Barcelona’s essential label for new world music talent. Ayatana is an unusual group…
Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Gilles Chabenat & Alain Bonnin Trame (independent release) The piano played a pivotal role in the history of jazz. Many jazz pianist luminaries such as…
I am what I am – A Simple Man
Burning Sky A Simple Man (Canyon Records) A Simple Man is Burning Sky’s follow-up to their GRAMMY nominated and NAMMY-winner Spirits in the Wind. A…
The Son of Man, Mon
Mark Mohr and Christafari- Gravity (Lion of Zion LZD-6527, 2003) ‘Imisi- Visions of the Father (Lion of Zion LZD-6528, 2003) Reggae is so often affiliated…
Get With The Beat
Airto Moreira – Life After That (Narada 70876-18077-2-1, 2003) Babatunde Olatunji – Healing Session (70876-18132-2-7, 2003) Airto Moreira and Babatunde Olatunji both have solidified reputations…
Navajo-Dine Songs
Delphine Tsinajinnie Mother’s Word (Canyon Records) Multi-talented Delphine Tsinajinnie (pronounced sin-a-jinee) is a descendent of the traditional Blessingway and Nightway medicine men of the Nihookáá’…
Score One For the Good Guys
Ensemble Kaboul Radio Kaboul(Accords Croises ACC 100, 2003) By the time the Taliban completely criminalized popular music by deciding it was an abomination before God,…
Dreaming of a White Christmas??
Frode Alnaes/Arild Andersen/Stian Carstensen – Norwegian Christmas Music Christmas Glogg (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) Skruk & Rim Banna Krybberom (A Lowly Manger) (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) Oslo Cathedral Choir…
Veteran and Newcomer Big Up the Roots on New Reggae Releases, Marley Progeny Branches Out
Everton Blender – King Man (Heartbeat 11661-7758-2, 2003) Iba – Jah Lion (Mt. Nebo Records NEBO03003, 2003) Julian Marley – A Time & Place (Tuff…