Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

CD Review: Estonia's Maarja Nuut's 'Une Meeles' (In The Hold Of A Dream)

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Maarja Nuut Une Meeles Self-Release Estonia's fiddler and singer, Maarja Nuut, releases her latest musical venture full of minimalis...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

CD Review: Raya Brass Band's 'Raya'

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Raya Brass Band Raya Self-Release The New York-based sextet, Raya Brass Band, brings to life the music of Eastern Europe and Balkan regi...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

CD Review: Baraka's Double-Disc 'Shams'

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Baraka Shams [2-CD] Sketis Music The Latvian band, Baraka, brings us a double-disc release of music celebrating the contemporary styles...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

CD Review: Piers Faccini & Vincent Segal's 'Songs Of Time Lost'

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Piers Faccini & Vincent Segal Songs Of Time Lost Six Degrees Records Vincent Segal and Piers Faccini reunified after twenty-five yea...

CD Review: Lo'Jo's 2-CD '310 Lunes'

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Lo'Jo 310 Lunes [2-CD] World Village The French group, Lo'Jo, brings us a new double-disc release of instrumental world jazz, Ba...
Friday, May 30, 2014

CD Review: Kompania's 'Round Trip'

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Kompania Round Trip CHARA The Greek group, Kompania, releases an excellent new release aptly-titled Round Trip . The album touches on mu...
Friday, May 2, 2014

CD Review: Ensemble Tirana's 'The Bridge That Links Time'

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Ensemble Tirana The Bridge That Links Time Frea Records The polyphonic a capella group, Ensemble Tirana, hails from Albania, but their i...
Saturday, March 29, 2014

CD Review: She'Koyokh's 'Wild Goats & Unmarried Women'

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She'Koyokh Wild Goats & Unmarried Women Riverboat Records/World Music Network Based in the U.K., She'Koyokh bring us rollick...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

CD Review: Ego Vs. Emo's Self-Titled Release

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Ego Vs. Emo Ego Vs. Emo Egotop Rec German electro-klezmer music? Yes, indeed. That is the only way to describe Ego Vs. Emo's latest ...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

CD Review: Yasmine Hamdan's 'Ya Nass'

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Yasmine Hamdan Ya Nass Kwaidan Records/ Crammed Discs Lebanese-singer, Yasmine Hamdan, is currently based in Paris, France, but her work...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

CD Review: Earl Mobile Orquestra's 'Mosaiq'

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Earl Mobile Orquestra Mosaiq Out - O - Space Records The Germany-based group, Earl Mobile Orquestra, incorporates swinging, Balkan, jazz...
Monday, March 10, 2014

CD Review: Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics' Cigarros Explosives!'

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Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics Cigarros Explosives! Asphalt-Tango Records The Switzerland-based band, Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

CD Review: Solvguttene and Kudsi Erguner's 'Pervane'

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Solvguttene with Kudsi Erguner Pervane: Floyet fra Guds Hand KKV The music of Solvguttene is steeped in the rich, classic melodies and i...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

CD Review: Bubamara Brass Band's 'Balkanteka'

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Bubamara Brass Band Balkanteka Sketis Music A Balkan music group from Russia? Absolutely. In fact, Bubamara Brass Band wastes no time th...
Friday, September 20, 2013

CD Review: Go: Organic Orchestra's 'Sonic Mandala'

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Go: Organic Orchestra Sonic Mandala Meta Records Composer, Adam Rudolph, brings us thirteen sensational, improvisational, and mesmerizin...
Friday, October 12, 2012

CD Review: Various Artists' 'World Yoga'

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Various Artists World Yoga Putumayo Anyone familiar with the relaxing qualities of yoga will be familiar with the music that goes along ...

CD Review: Haddo's 'Homecoming'

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Haddo Homecoming Lulubug Records The husband wife duo, Will and Nicky Pound, hail from England and bring us an exciting set of instrumen...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

CD Review: DeLeon's 'Tremor Fantasma'

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DeLeon Tremor Fantasma Golemite The Sephardic wanderings of Mexico's DeLeon are inspired and influenced by Jewish musical traditions...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

CD Review: Rachel Hair Trio's 'No More Wings'

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Rachel Hair Trio No More Wings March Hair Records Scottish group, Rachel Hair Trio, is a brilliant folk ensemble with a full-range of vo...
Friday, April 13, 2012

CD Review: Choban Elektrik's Self-Titled Release From The Balkans By Way Of Brooklyn

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Choban Elektrik Choban Elektrik Self-Release Choban Elektrik , which means 'electric shepherds,' is a rousing recording with Bal...