Benji Kaplan – Chorando Sete Cores Review
by Stella Landry With nimble fingers and crafty pen, Neo-Classical Brazilian guitarist, vocalist, and composer Benji Kaplan is bridging the gap between Brazilian music and…
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Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius & Heard: Flyway
by Bea Willis Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius is a new name to us, she is a multi-instrumentalist (piano, melodica, percussionist, and vocalist) a native of Glens…
Bombino: Deran
by Stella Landry The guitar slinging, Tuareg guitarist Bombino is out with his latest offering Deran. A fourth studio record which finds him abjuring modern…
Yuko Ito : Esperança
by Bea Willis Vocalist Yuko Ito is a native of Tokyo, Japan, that now resides in New York City. Ito received a B.F.A degree from…
Veronneau: Love & Surrender
by Stella Landry Take one-part Samba, mix in a bit of Choro, sprinkle a dab of Bossa and add a pop sensibility and you have…
Boubacar Traoré: Dounia Tabolo
by Stella Landry Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Boubacar Traoré continues to bridge the gap between world music and authentic Mississippi blues. In his playing and…
Michael Hurdle and Paul Anderson: Highlands & Houston
by Bea Willis Highlands & Houston, is the title of a new album that combines traditional Scottish and Celtic sounds with Texas blues and fifties…