Showing posts with label brass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brass. Show all posts
Monday, November 3, 2014

CD Review: Spokfrevo Orquestra's 'Ninho de Vespa'

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Spokfrevo Orquestra Ninho de Vespa Motema The seventeen-piece, Brazilian band, Spokfrevo Orquestra, pens its name from an old carnival s...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

CD Review: Cocek Brass Band's 'Here Comes Shlomo'

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Cocek Brass Band Here Comes Shlomo Self-Release The five-piece brass band, Cocek Brass Band, instills the Balkan spirit of brass and jaz...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

CD Review: FatDog's 'New Found Land'

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FatDog New Found Land Riverboat Records/ World Music Network FatDog is an engaging folk music troupe with members from Sweden, England, ...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

CD Review: Various Artists' 'Ultimate New Orleans Brass Second Line Funk!'

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Various Artists Ultimate New Orleans Brass Second Line Funk! Mardi Gras Records The punchy, brass sounds of Mardi Gras are captured on U...
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...
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...
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, January 10, 2014

CD Review: Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia's 'Devils' Tale'

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Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia Devil's Tale Asphalt-Tango Records The Balkan tunes of Fanfare Ciocarlia merge with Canada's ...
Sunday, November 3, 2013

CD Review: Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra's 'Gipsy Manifesto'

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Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra Gipsy Manifesto Piranha Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra's music is steeped in the upbeat b...
Friday, July 12, 2013

CD Review: 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra's 'Abdul The Rabbi'

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4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra Abdul The Rabbi Self-Release The whirling dervish melodies of 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra are not yo...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

CD Review: Maracatu New York's 'Baque Do Brooklyn'

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Maracatu New York Baque Do Brooklyn Nation Beat Music Maracatu New York is a band steeped in the maracatu band music of northeast Brazil...
Friday, March 29, 2013

CD Review: Various Artists' 'Turntables On Las Ramblas'

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Various Artists Turntables On Las Ramblas Wonderwheel Recordings If there ever was such a Latin funk, Spanish dub, and Balkan party albu...
Friday, February 22, 2013

CD Review: Skatalites' 'Walk With Me'

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Skatalites Walk With Me Moon Dust Records Based in Jamaica, Skatalites have been amazing crowds since the 1960's. Today, they releas...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

CD Review: Mucca Pazza's 'Safety Fifth'

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Mucca Pazza Safety Fifth Electric Cowbell Records Chicago's own, Mucca Pazza, is a marching band, slash rock band that plays music i...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

CD Review: Bubamara Brass Band's 'Zemlja Bubarumija'

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Bubamara Brass Band Zemlja Bubarumija Sketis Music The Bubamara Brass Band hails from Russia, which is a far-cry from Balkan music land....
Thursday, April 12, 2012

CD Review: Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar's 'Golden Horns'

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Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar Golden Horns Piranha Golden Horns is an album that features the best music from Serbia's Boban i Ma...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

CD Review: Gadjo's 'Gadjistan Zizany'

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Gadjo Gadjistan Zizany Self-Release The Barcelona-based group, Gadjo, is a dynamic musical experience incorporating a number of instrume...
Friday, March 9, 2012

CD Review: La Chiva Gantiva's 'Pelao'

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La Chiva Gantiva Pelao Crammed Latin-American percussion and song styles are the focus of the Belgium-based La Chiva Gantiva. Pelao , wh...

CD Review: Amsterdam Klezmer Band's 'Mokum'

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Amsterdam Klezmer Band Mokum Essay Recordings The brash, Balkan brass is alive on this live recording of the Amsterdam Klezmer Band in t...
Friday, February 3, 2012

CD Review: Electric Balkan Jazz Club's 'Balkan Dogs'

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Electric Balkan Jazz Club Balkan Dog Musique Estetica From the Mediterranean to the Balkans, Electric Balkan Jazz Club presents an excit...