Simon Thacker’s Ritmata: Tàradh
The Scottish guitarist Simon Thacker is a musical alchemist. Thus, rightfully he and his art is evocative of a musical Merlin-like figure roaming mystical...
Lakou Mizik: Haitianola
Haiti and New Orleans have an extremely deep cultural connection which, in turn, arises from its historical one. Both places saw an infusion of...
Nella: Voy
This fascinating disc, Voy, earned Nella the Best New Artist Award at the 2019 Latin Grammys. It’s no wonder that the recording...
Deline Briscoe: Wawu
The arrival of the album Wawu by Deline Briscoe is guaranteed to quicken any reviewer’s pulse. The unusual vocalist and songwriter has...
Pablo Aslan: Contrabajo
If the world of Argentinean music epitomised by its (Argentina’s) sensual tango was propelled into the future by Alberto Ginastera, Osvaldo Pugliese,...
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragmala
Listening to the drone of the tanpura that announces the first track on disc one of this package by the Go:Organic Orchestra...
The Spirit and Vocalastics of Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
The unvarnished beauty that ensues when art and science meet and then go hand in hand is sometimes expressed via the magisterium...
Michael Colgrass: Side by Side
Michael Colgrass - Side by Side: 1: Letter from Mozart; 2:Side by Side; 3: Schubert Birds
Boston Modern Orchestra...
The Loneliness of the Indigenous Musician
The Canadian calendar – just like those in the US and Europe and like the Holy Roman Empire – is full of holidays celebrating...
Simon Thacker’s Svara-Kanti: Trikala
With this epic double disc, Trikala Simon Thacker has elevated his musicianship into a rarefied realm. He is alone among guitarists who have been...
The Exhilaration of Terry Riley
The nine hundred and fourth at Toronto’s Koerner Hall happened on the eve of one of the coldest (and snowiest) days in Canada. But...
Damien Sneed and the Toronto Mass Choir: “We Shall Overcome” A Celebration of Dr....
"We have come a long, long way but we still have a long, long way to go."
(Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
For two hours...
Lenka Lichtenberg: Masaryk
The tumultuous and traumatic history of both the Jewish Diaspora and the history of the Czech Republic have always come together in the profoundly...
Dagar Dynasty: The Mysticism of Dagar “Vani” Dhrupad
Through the millennia prophets, mystics, poets, painters and musicians have heard a voice in the silence of the heart, which is, of course the...
Daniel Santiago: Two Adventure Music Releases
Daniel Santiago has the rare distinction of being popular with audiences and critics and he comes from a long and deep tradition of Brasilian...
The Aesthetic of Johann Sebastian Bach: A Masterpiece Revisited
The second edition of André Pirro’s 1907 classic, L’Esthétique de Jean-Sébastien Bach – The Aesthetic of Johann Sebastian Bach – translated by Joe Armstrong...
Benjamin Zander: Light of The Ninth
"Don't only practice your art,
But force your way into its secrets
For it and knowledge can
raise men to The Divine."
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Journey of the...
Tangi Ropars: Moskitto’s Here to Stay
Tangi Ropars is one of three Moskittos who you won’t be able to make go away, much less swat. He comes from hardy stock...
The Toronto Sound: David Buchbinder’s Odessa/Havana
April 7, 2018 - Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory - Toronto
When you have Maestro Hilario Durán involved in a project you can be assured...
The Toronto Sound: KUNÉ – Canada’s Global Orchestra
April 7, 2018 - Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory - Toronto
What do you think of when you think of a musical Toronto sound? For...
