Tag Archives: world music

New Asia’s Chorchok

Posted on 24th May 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Here’s a little gem of music from Eurasia. If you are as fond of overtone singing as our former staffer Big Earl Sellar was, you might be interested in New Asia’s Chorchok. They’re from the Altai Republic in southwestern Siberia. … Continue reading →

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Vartra’s Basma


Posted on 23rd May 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Coincidentally, earlier in the day that I sat down to compose this review of Vartra’s Basma, I listened to “Nos Veremos” from Y La Bamba’s Ojos del Sol, one of my favorite songs and albums of the past decade. Then … Continue reading →

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Joe Rainey’s Niineta

Posted on 12th May 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Joe Rainey is a Pow Wow singer. Though he is a Red Lake Ojibwe, he did not grow up on the Red Lake Reservation but far to the south in Minneapolis, where he still lives and makes music. He grew … Continue reading →

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MTV’s No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded

Posted on 22nd April 2022 by Diverse Voices

Craig Clarke wrote this review. Ever since the breakup of Led Zeppelin due to the untimely death of drummer John Bonham, fans have hankered for some sort – any sort, really – of reunion. There have been some teases – … Continue reading →

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Sandy Weltman’s The Klezmer Nuthouse

Posted on 20th April 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Judith Gennett wrote this review. You may have been told at some point that bluegrass is a genre with rigid rules. Sometimes it is, but the rules have not restricted the musicians of the bluegrass underworld. They also have not … Continue reading →

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Iberi Choir’s Supra

Posted on 15th April 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Iberi is a Georgian men’s choir led by Buba Murgulia, a former rugby player and lifelong singer. That’s the Georgia the country, which coincidentally is in a region that’s very much on everybody’s minds right now. Georgia straddles the very … Continue reading →

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Širom’s The Liquified Throne of Simplicity

Posted on 14th April 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Speaking only for myself, the best way I found of listening to The Liquified Throne of Simplicity was while binge-reading my favorite webcomic Questionable Content. I also found it worked pretty well while reading anything – like right now I’m … Continue reading →

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Manel Fortià & Libérica’s Arrels

Posted on 13th April 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Catalan jazz, combining the blues-based American idiom with flamenco, is having a moment, and Manel Fortià is in the thick of it. The Catalan double bass player spent some three years in New York playing with the likes of Dave … Continue reading →

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El Khat’s Albat Alawi Op.99

Posted on 7th April 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

El Khat’s Albat Alawi Op. 99 is nothing if not exhilarating. Eyal el Wahab’s passionate and cryptic Arabic lyrics, set to polyrhythmic music that is alternately minimalist and maximalist, is one of the most intriguing releases of 2022 so far. … Continue reading →

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Pere Romaní’s Harmònic

Posted on 29th March 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Pere Romaní is a Barcelona based musician and composer who plays melodeon in a variety of styles in several different ensembles and settings. He’s studied music for most of his 40 years, singing, playing piano and many other instruments including … Continue reading →

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