Get a taste of Carolina Chocolate Drops’ NEW album available February 28th. Even if the video is a tease, their rendition of the traditional “Riro’s House”, makes me want the album more now!
-Niladri
The Carolina Chocolate Drops here profiled on CNN, a medium far from dead, which is ironic since the Drops have made a reputation of rescuing dead sounds in order to rehash an image that is firmly placed in a contemporary setting.
-Tony
Do you enjoy some Jazz piano? Reasons why you should invest (or even reinvest) in this set of CDs.
-Niladri
Both Vieux Farka Toure and Idan Raichel come from a tradition that is embedded in the understanding of a certain culture, or a certain state of mind, that is as globe-spanning as it is locally inspired. This collaboration was a no-brainer, and by the sound of this single, both pitch in enough feelin’ and sentiment to make it worth your time. Raichel’s piano struts through the track while Toure provides the slow burning blueprint; it’s all in the details.
-Tony
Carolina Chocolate Drops-“Little Margaret”
A capella rendition of an old haunting ballad. This group has its roots in the right place.
-Tony
“That Old Weird America” Vol. VI
Lu Waters Yerba Buena Jazz Band-“St. Louis Blues”
Rejecting & embracing, the Yerba Buena Jazz Band created some quasi memorable dixieland music back in the 30’s, giving the middle finger to Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and the rest of the jazzheads of the time. All that remains is dust at 78 rpm.
-Tony
Sharon Van Etten’s new album, Tramp, is one of the most anticipated releases of the first months of the year. So far, every song seems to be drenched in an emotional ambivalence that fits the winter, just like the biting cold that sweeps around New England does.
Here a couple of stripped down versions that might, or might not, sound even grander on the record. She’ll be performing Feb. 23 at the Paradise, with Shearwater opening. Tickets? Got you covered:
http://www.worldmusic.org/sharon-van-etten-0-901
-Tony
Two of my favorite artists musing over each others talents. The track list is fantastic and I can’t wait to get my hands on the album and let it rip on a sunny afternoon. Brazil and New York were never that far apart anyway.
-Tony
Ladysmith Black Mambazo impressed the reviewer, and apparently wowed an audience that didn’t want to be wowed. At the Sanders Theatre on March 17th, prepared to be transfixed. Tickets at:
http://www.worldmusic.org/ladysmith-black-mambazo-0-917
-Tony
