This NYC duo's distinctive sound encompasses folk, Americana, world music, New Orleans jazz, Gullah Geechee rhythms and scat singing, and what I call good old hoedown music.
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Exclusive Interview: Cellist Julian Schwarz on Joachim Stutschewsky and 20th-Century Jewish Music
"With the rise of worldwide anti-Semitism, it has been difficult for me to program Jewish works. I remember a certain recital when I was asked to remove a suite of pieces by Ernest Bloch for fear of audience distaste."
Read More »Music Review: Kuwaisiana Really Delivers On ‘Chapter 1’
With 'Chapter 1,' Kuwaisiana provides thrilling harmonics, a kind of reckless dynamism, and hormonal exuberance.
Read More »Concert Review: Tenet – ‘Music of the Trouvères’ (NYC, 11 May 2018)
The contemporary folk music scene and the Early Music scene intersect more than you might think. The Early Music ensemble Tenet proved it decisively with this program, demonstrating such sublime musicianship that I hope they preserve it for future concerts and in a recording studio.
Read More »MUSIC PREVIEW: Manika Kaur Set to Drop ‘Sacred Words’
'Sacred Words' radiates velvety melodies, sinuous washes of sonic pigments, and graceful milieus.
Read More »Music Review: The Turbans – ‘The Turbans’
The Turbans' first album, 'The Turbans', draw upon musical traditions from around the world to create stunning music that will take your breath away.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2018: March 11-12 (Wyldest, LIFE, Kaki King, Fenster, and More)
Kaki King, Wyldest, and Fenster were among the opening Monday night performers at SXSW Music Festival 2018 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »Music Review: Noa Fort – ‘No World Between Us’
Fort's vocals capture the natural feel of a live show on the title track. She also shows how the power of music can help people who suffer from mental illness.
Read More »Music Review: Matteo Liberatore – ‘Solos’
LIberatore's sound and performance is abstract and dissonant.
Read More »Music Review: Hama Sankare – ‘Ballebe: Calling All Africans’
Hama Sankare's 'Ballebe: Calling All Africans' is a great example of Malian desert blues.
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