Tag Archives: world music

Clavellina d’Aire’s Músiques Per Emportar-Se A Illes Desertes (Music to take away to deserted islands)

This is a curious album, but I can say without qualification, if you think you’d enjoy an album of sweetly sad music on accordion and violin, then Clavellina d’Aire’s music is for you. The title is translated by the record … Continue reading

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Okra Playground’s Itku

Itku is an exciting new album by the Finnish folk pop group Okra Playground. Their third full-length, following their 2015 debut Turmio and 2018’s Ääneni yli vesien, it was released in late 2022. The three powerful singing women of Okra … Continue reading

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Wyndnwyre’s Out of Time

I first ran across the Houston band Wyndnwyre at the Texas Renaissance Festival around 1993, and was impressed with their clean, professional sound even amidst the chaos that is so prevalent at ren fairs. A big reason for that is … Continue reading

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The Ukrainians’ The Ukrainians and Respublika

Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. There are times when I feel a certain privilege in reviewing certain albums. Growing up in Alberta, I was exposed to a couple of traditions on a fairly regular basis: those of the First … Continue reading

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Taj Mahal: A Career Overview, 1966-2002

Rising Sons’ Rising Sons: featuring Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder (recorded 1966, issued Sony, 1992) Taj Mahal’s Taj Mahal (Sony 1967, re-issued 2000) Taj Mahal’s The Natch’l Blues (Sony 1968, re-issued 2000) Taj Mahal’s Giant Step/De Old Folks At Home … Continue reading

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Uusikuu’s Karuselli

Life seems very serious these days, and a lot of music is very serious, too. But sometimes it’s good to dive into some music that’s just fun, and that’s what the Nordic ensemble Uusikuu is handing out on a cake … Continue reading

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Mali Obomsawin’s Sweet Tooth

It doesn’t seem enough to say that Sweet Tooth is one of the most emotionally powerful albums I’ve heard this year. Aptly described as “a suite for Indigenous resistance,” this suite from Wabanaki jazz bassist, composer, and songwriter Mali Obomsawin … Continue reading

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Al-Qasar’s Who Are We?

What do you get when you combine a French-American electric guitar whiz-kid, a Moroccan singer and percussionist, a versatile rhythm section, and guest singers and players from the top ranks of World music and punk rock? Probably something like Al-Qasar, … Continue reading

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The Charlie Moorland Trio’s Excentrique, and Jaune Toujours’s Barricade

On the sunlit uplands that surround our publication’s multi-billion dollar premises, the Editorial Board of Green Man Review and their cronies swan about, eating chocolate sent in by artists hoping to bribe their way to good reviews, then flit from … Continue reading

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Purbayan Chatterjee’s upcoming U.S. tour and album debut concert at Carnegie Hall

Indian sitar master Purbayan Chatterjee has announced a rare U.S. tour and upcoming album Saath Saath. Kicking off both, Purbayan and his collective will perform at Carnegie Hall on August 14, in celebration of India’s 75 years of independence. The … Continue reading

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