Moken – Missing Chapters (Moodswing Records, 2019) Cameroonian singer-songwriter Moken delivers a genre-defying album where virtuosic jazz meets Afro-roots, American folk, lively Afropop and blues.…
The Idiosyncratic Vocals of Moken
Tag: world jazz
Superb Chick Corea with The Spanish Heart Band
Chick Corea with The Spanish Heart Band – Antidote (Concord Jazz, 2019) Every once in a while you come across a recording that completely stuns…
Saxophone and Ud Intersections
Atlas Maior – Riptide (Atlas Maior, 2019) American world jazz ensemble Atlas Maior presents a set of saxophone-dominated musical pieces inspired by Middle Eastern modes,…
Artist Profiles: Anouar Brahem
Anouar Brahem was born in 1957 in Halfawine in the Medina of Tunis. Encouraged by his father, an engraver and printer, and music lover as…
Dotschy Reinhardt’s Jazz and Sinti Heritage
Dotschy Reinhardt – Chaplin’s Secret (Galileo Music GMC079, 2018) Chaplin’s Secret is the new album by German jazz singer and book author Dotschy Reinhardt. As…
Artist Profiles: Javier Paxariño
Saxophonist, flutist and composer Javier Paxariño is considered one of the greatest representatives of world music in Spain. His music is characterized by mixing aspects…
Artist Profiles: Alekos K. Vretos
Alekos K. Vretos was born in Athens in 1976. In 1978 his family moved to Argos were he grew up. His father was in love…
The Wild Brass of Downtown New York City
Hungry March Band – Running Through with the Sadness (Imaginator Records, 2018) Hungry March Band has the format of a classic American marching band with…
Extraordinarily Expressive Contemporary Maqams
Anouar Brahem – Blue Maqams (ECM Records, 2017) Blue Maqams brings together Anouar Brahem, one of the great masters of the oud, and three of…
Carmen Souza’s Transatlantic Vocal Brilliance
Carmen Souza – Creology (Galileo Music, 2017) On Creology, Carmen Souza continues to explore Cape Verdean, Brazilian and other lusophone influences interweaving jazz elements. Carmen’s…