Kate Rusby Underneath The Stars (Pure Records. PRcD012, 2003) British folk/traditional music doesn’t come much better than at the hands of Rusby and her crew…
British Tradition
Category: Album reviews
Tango Siempre’s Nocturno
Tango Siempre Nocturno (ARC Music, 2003) Tango Siempre’s Nocturno, found on ARC Music, is ripe with all the sharp twists and turns and gentle caresses…
FFynnon’s Celtic Music From Wales
FFynnon FFynnon, Celtic Music of Wales (Green Linnet GLCD1221, 2003) Somewhere in the mid 90s I became a traitor to my Celtic heritage – I…
A Rare Taste of Kenya
Jabali Afrika Rootsganza (Converge Records, 2003) Only a tiny amount of Kenyan music has made it to the US market, despite a great musical diversity…
Drop the Debt…and Dance!
Drop the Debt (Say It Loud! / World Village 479008, 2003) The problems following the invasion of Iraq seem to have awakened the Bush administration…
Fear Not The Smooth
Various Artists Smooth Africa II: Exploring the Soul (Heads Up HUCD 3077, 2003) Yeah, I know. An album with “smooth” in the title fills your…
Saucy In Any Language
Various Artists Salsa Around the World (Putumayo PUT 213-2, 2003) Salsa (the music, not the condiment) has become one of the most recognizable and popular…
Festival in the Desert
Various Artists Festival in the Desert (World Village, 2003) I am not much of an adventurer so I have to tip my hat to the…
Contagious Drumming in Toronto
Toronto Tabla Ensemble (Canada) Weaving (Naxos World, 2001) Toronto might not be the center of the world, but people from all over the world have…
Stripping for peace
Ishtar Emet [Truly] (Atoll Music – France, 2003) Ishtar, lead vocalist for the French group, Alabina manifested her dream of creating an album based on…