Several years ago I was freelance music journalist, writing for the long-defunct Long Island City, NY-based Ins&Outs Magazine. Within the first year or so of my stint with the publication, there had been a decided […]
Tag: world music
Crammed Discs Records recently released Wed 21, the latest recorded effort from Juana Molina, an artist who has developed a reputation for heady and restless experimentalism. In fact, the new album which was conceived, written and […]
The acclaimed, French singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sebastien Tellier’s forthcoming album Confection will see a November 8th release Stateside through Parisian label, Record Makers. The recording sessions for the album reunited Tellier with the backing band of his cult status […]
Vaadat Charigim is a trio of Tel Aviv, Israel natives – Juval Haring (guitar and vocals), Yuval Guttman (drums) and Dan Fabian Bloch (bass) who’s sound has been described by some as a blend of […]
Afrolicious has developed a reputation for being both one of the premier weekly dance parties in the San Francisco area, and one of that area’s top sound system crews/electronic acts heavily inspired by the sounds […]
I recently got a hold of the latest single from Turkish producer and artist Alpman. Titled, “Augustus,” the new single is full of wah wah pedal, sinuous organs and handclap. In some way, the track […]
Congo Sanchez, Hydroponics and Groove Status are teaming up to form a new label, Herb Records. And the first order of business for the new label is to proudly make it’s arrival known – with […]
For bloggers, such as myself, Google can frequently be a marvelous thing. I’ve had all kinds of artists from all over the world contact me, including most recently Backbone, a French electro pop band. “Blank […]
Rene Lopez’s last album, E.L.S. (short for Electric Latin Soul, a term he coined to describe the sound he had been working on), landed at number 12 on this site’s Best of 2011 list. Influenced by salsa, boogaloo, […]
The present day Republic of Mail, was once part of three different African empires which controlled trans-Saharan trade – the Ghana Empire, the Mail Empire (for which the present day country takes it’s name) and […]
The founders of Ceviche, a renowned Peruvian restaurant in London’s Soho section, are naturally connoisseurs of Peruvian culture and they created Tiger’s Milk Records to share Peru’s rich (and rarely shared) music both past and […]
Album Review: Rubblebucket’s Save Charlie EP
Rubblebucket Save Charlie EP Communion Records Release Date: September 24, 2013 Track Listing Save Charlie Patriotic What A Fool Believes Six Hands Save Charlie (Big Black Delta Remix) What a Fool Believes (Fun Secret Remix) […]
Bombay Dub Orchestra was formed over ten years ago, after the duo of Andrew T. Mackey and Garry Hughes visited Bombay, and found themselves inspired and deeply influenced by their experiences working with Indian orchestras. […]
Rene Lopez’s last album, E.L.S. (short for Electric Latin Soul, a term he coined to describe the sound he had been working on), landed at number 12 on this site’s Best of 2011 list. Influenced by salsa, […]
Sinkane and Femi Kuti at Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage 6/23/13
Sinkane and Femi Kuti Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage June 23, 2013 Last Sunday afternoon was a gorgeous summer afternoon – incredibly, bright sunlight, with cerulean blue skies and puffy clouds but uncomfortably hot. I think that […]