Don’t be fooled into thinking that while listening to Voltando a Viver by Edu Leal and his small ensemble [Conjuntura] you are listening to the maniacal...
The evening of Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Flato Markham Theatre was magical. It was filled with uplifting music by the Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita...
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Laila Biali is an artist born into the upper echelon of music – a vocalist with a gilt-edged voice, a seriously good composer and, yes, even...
The songwriting career of John Finbury appears to be in eternal, upward flight. On this recording it soars heavenward with the dreamy-voiced Bruna Black. The paulista’s...
Had she chosen to be a vocalist Brenda Earle Stokes would be a artist of the first order in that field. Had she chosen to pursue...
An artful female voice singing songs of gentle, heartfelt longing, caressed by the strings of a guitarist who can sculpt phrases that shape the lyrics can...
There are several compelling reasons why the ambitious 3-disc recording Synthesis: The String Quartet Sessions by the Grammy Award-winning producer Ryan Truesdell is one of the...
There may be many phenomenal tuba players – “tubists,” in popular parlance – performing and recording today. However, you can count only one great virtuoso tuba...
The word ‘panoply’ comes from the Ancient Greek πανοπλία [panoplía], where the word πᾶν [pân] means “all”, and ὅπλον [hóplon] means “arms”. Thus, panoply refers to...
Anyone who had followed the upward arc of the vocal sensation who is Gabriela Martina will know what a sensational trajectory it has. The splendid vocalist...
