Joan Bibiloni: For A Future Smile (1988)
Six years after our first introduction to Joan Bibiloni, via his fantastic debut (Joana Lluna), the world had moved under him. For…
September 15, 2017
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Almir Sater: Instrumental (1988)
Something so simple as an album of 10-string viola caipira instrumentals shouldn’t sound so impressive, but leave it to Campo Grande native…
September 13, 2017
David Mingyue Liang: Dialogue With The Ocean (1986)
Dr. David Mingyue Liang’s Dialogue With The Ocean merges deep ethnomusicologist study with floating, electronic minimalism for a watery kind of meditative…
September 6, 2017
Paolo Modugno: Le Bala Et La Mouche (1994)
Man, what a world to we live in. Just this year Italy’s Archeo Recordings reissued Paolo Modugno’s intriguing debut Brise D’Automne. Once…
August 23, 2017
Triangulus and Björn J:son Lindh: Triangulus and Björn J:son Lindh (1986)
Hard to describe what’s going on in Triangulus and Björn J:son Lindh. The closest analog I could think of would be what…
August 16, 2017
Hajime Mizoguchi: Halfinch Dessert (1986)
These are the things that surprise sometimes. I went into researching some background story behind Hajime Mizoguchi’s deeply affecting Halfinch Dessert and…
August 4, 2017
Ritmia: Forse Il Mare (1986)
Nothing makes one cringe more than when someone tries to “modernize” traditional music. The issue isn’t with modernization but with trying to…
July 26, 2017
Mix: 5. Trás-os-Montes
When conceiving my latest mix all I could think about was the works of master Impressionist painters. Where other painters try to…
July 14, 2017
African Head Charge: Songs of Praise (1990)
We might not all be able to know the way to get on that righteous path but there are signals that could…
July 11, 2017
Steve Shehan: Arrows (1990)
Heavy, shamanic, tectonic Fourth World music from French-American composer, of Cherokee descent, Steve Shehan. Primarily a percussionist, Steve developed his own improvisational…
June 23, 2017
Mendes & Mendes: Mendes & Mendes (1982)
What’s this? Just some sweet, sweet Lusophonic magic, from the great African island nation of Cabo Verde. Music fitting that jaw-dropping album cover.…
June 6, 2017
José “Zeca” Afonso: Galinhas Do Mato (1985)
I always hate to say never, but I’ll wager that you’ll never find another giant of fado music quite like José “Zeca”…
June 2, 2017