Paco de Lucía Cositas Buenas (Universal Music Spain/Verve-Blue Thumb 80001939-02, 2004) It has taken five years for the renowned Flamenco guitar master from Spain to…
Good Things by Paco de Lucía
Category: Album reviews
And in This Corner of the Sahara…
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco (World Music Network, RGNET 1128 CD, 2004) Malouma – Dunya (Marabi Productions 46806.2, 2003)…
Ninna Nanna: Children\’s Lullabies
Monserrat Figueras Ninna Nanna (Alia Vox AV 9826) From the moment a baby is born, lullabies are a mother’s indispensable ally in soothing her child…
It’s a Black Peruvian Thing
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…
Klezmer With An Edge
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…
Rune Songs: Vainamoinen Returns
Ove Berg & Sinikka Langeland – Tirun Lirun (Finnskogen Kulturverksted) Freya Aswynn – Songs of Yggdrasil (Llewellyn) Why is it that when you become interested…
Armenia The Beautiful
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…
Make Mine a Double
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…
A Little Brazilian Night Music
Katia Moraes and Sambaguru – Live at La Ve Lee (Kufala Recordings KUF0030, 2003) Vinicius Cantuaria – Live: Skirball Cultural Center (Kufala Recordings KUF0043, 2003)…
Murder, sex and glorious quests
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…