Reviews
Across the Oceans
A jazz trio with a twist, Trio Ivoire is the brainchild of German pianist Hans Lüdemann and Ivorian balafon player...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
Blue Eyed Black Boy
The debut album of this New York–based trio was one of the most innovative releases of 2005 (even if it...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
The Prophet
In the 80 years since his death, Khalil Gibran’s slender book The Prophet has become one of most widely read...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
San Patricio
The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder
Paddy Moloney has long held to the patriotic notion that the roots of just about all the world’s music can...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
Origine Orients
Abaji says of the hybrid oud–guitar he built and played on his new album Origine Orients that it is his...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
This Is Not Fusion
Too many fusion projects, argues Amit Chaudhuri, are simply an adding–on of ignorant exoticism, a mystical sitar or sexy Latin...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
Postcards
‘Like David Grisman's Dawg’ music, but with pierogies,’ is how Eric Stein, leader of Beyond The Pale once jokingly described...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
The Grove
Originally a classical musician, clarinettist Kate Luxmoore re–cast herself as a composer and improviser in order to broaden her sonic...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
Tucson-Habana
Since 1997, Amparanoia have built up a small but fervent following with a sound that combines Spanish agit–pop of the...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2010
