Swiss reggae artist Jah Bast gives us all hope for how things to come should and shouldn’t be. His “Shadow of the Future,” composed in…
Bast and Future
Category: Single reviews
Reviews of single recordings
Second Line Levantine
Care to hear New Orleans style brass and Palestinian tradition combined to electrifying heights? Believe me, you do. And “Shmaali / Ya Tal’aeen” by Hanoun…
Forward Ever
From Peru but easing forth with an acoustic sound that nods to the wider Latin music world, a band called Donguille.pe (a mashup of the…
Don’t Let it Ebb
American reggae artist Kingly T infuses “Let Love Flow” with a feel that makes the music flow as easily as the timely message. It’s the…
The Right Flavor
French multi-instrumentalist Arnito brings the right kind of vibrancy and bounce to “Saveur vanille” a layered Latin jazz piece of the highest order.
Lotta Love
Born in Colombia and based in Los Angeles, guitarist Juan Carlos Quintero applies a personal touch to the old Cuban standard Yours (Quiéreme Mucho).” And…
Panning in the Right Direction
With a set of chromatic handpans leading the way and shifting rhythms zapped electronically, “Turkish Kawabanga” by an Israeli quartet called Floating Sheep is wonderfully…
Double D
Combining retro soul with his own Brazilian roots, Bruno Del Rey makes “Dança Derradeira” a perfect old and new match.
Brandishing a Brass Spear
His name will clue you in as to his instrument of choice, and Jb Trombone does a choice instrumental version of Burning Spear’s reggae classic…
Start the Day Right
Based in Sweden but rooted in Latin America, a band called Serayá starts “Las Madrugadas” (“early mornings”) as a slow ballad before kicking it into…