CLANNAD The Essential RCA/Legacy legacyrecordings.com The word “essential” can refer to something that is absolutely necessary, its deepest essence, or even both at once. Whether or not this two-disc collection satisfies either definition is … Continue reading →
AFRICANDO Viva Africando Sterns 1120 www.sternsmusic.com In late 1992, Senegalese producer Ibrahima Sylla (the man behind Syllart Records) arrived in New York City. He was accompanied by Boncana Maïga, a Malian flautist/arranger who had … Continue reading →
KENNEDY’S KITCHEN Birds Upon The Trees Kennedy’s Kitchen www.kennedyskitchen.com Based in South Bend, Indiana, this family-based acoustic outfit is fronted by singer-guitarist joHn (Spell-check is going berserk, but yes, that’s how he wants it) … Continue reading →
BOMBINO Nomad Nonesuch 5342912 www.nonesuch.com Omara “Bombino” Moctar, was born in Niger, Africa, into a nomadic Tuareg family and grew up amid years of rebellion and strife, both national and personal. With support from … Continue reading →
TOMMY SANDS Arising From The Troubles Elm Grove Music http://www.tommysands.com The profession of troubadour-peacemaker is a noble one, and nowhere has it proved more challenging, and at long last rewarding, than in Northern Ireland, … Continue reading →
LE SUPER BORGOU DE PARAKOU The Bariba Sound Analog Africa 071 www.analogafrica.com During the ’60s, like the USA and Britain, Africa was experiencing an explosion of young, modern, cutting-edge bands, all of them seemingly … Continue reading →
