Venue: Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln Center (NY) Date: October 19th, 2013 Concert Review by Dawoud Kringle When I was offered a ticket to attend the performance of the Suwon Civic Chorale at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Centre, I was intrigued. It has been my experience with Koreans (South Koreans, that is) that they […]
Artist: Uri Sharlin and the DogCat Ensemble Title: Back in the Woods Label: Folk Dune Records Genre: fusing jazz and classical influences with Balkan rhythms, Arabic modes and Brazilian harmonies CD Review by Dawoud Kringle Uri Sharlin (accordion, piano, and wurli) and his group the DogCat Ensemble (Gili Sharett; bassoon, Matt Darriau; bass clarinet, Kyle Sanna; […]
Artist: Van-Anh Vanessa Vo Title: Three Mountain Pass Label: Innova Recordings Genre: Vietnamese folk music CD Review by Dawoud Kringle The first track of Three Mountain Pass leaps out at the listener. A solo piece performed on the danTranh (a 16-string Vietnamese zither with movable bridges and the springy, bending tones, resembling the koto), adopted […]
Artist: Tomas Doncker Band Title: Power of the Trinity...A Slight Return” (The Global Soul Mixtape Vol.1) Format: CD EP Label: self released Genre: global soul/funk Review by Dawoud Kringle An explosive drum beat, a vocal chorus by famed Ethiopian singer Gigi, a combination punch from the horn section, and a funky backbeat lay the groundwork […]
Date: October 1, 2013 Venue: Cafe Nadery (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle One must experience the scene at Cafe Nadery. It’s Iranian culture distilled into a small gathering place within which modern Persian intellectuals, artists, and philosophers, fiercely independent and slightly eccentric men, and impossibly beautiful women cultivate an Iranian American subculture.
