Date: May 30, 2012 Venue: Carnegie Hall Concert review by Dawoud Kringle Sometimes great music just falls into your lap. The founder and editor of DooBeeDooBeeDoo called me at the last minute and asked if I would review a recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall. This was somewhat inconvenient for me, as I had an […]
Date: April 6 – 8, 2012 Venue: City Winery (NY) Concert review by Dawoud Kringle The idea of blending two different cultural influences in art or music is not new. In fact, the idea has been going on for centuries. It is only now that it is so noticeable, due to the process being accelerated by […]
Artist: The Mast Title: Wild Poppies Label: Channel A Records (self released) Genre: psychedelic indie rock Review by Dawoud Kringle Every now and again, a CD comes my way that ends up dominating my CD player for a time. Every now and again, a body of music crosses my path that insinuates itself into my […]
Artist: Brandon Terzic Xalam Project Title: s/t Label: self released Genre: arabic jazzy fusion Review by Dawoud Kringle Earthy notes spill from an oud, like raindrops on ancient wood. A saxophone seeks out an exotic note somewhere between an equally tempered E and an Eb, and seduces it into a counter melody. The two voices […]
Text by Kim Smith Just couldn’t help myself – had to send this performance from Jan 5, 2012 through to you. So inspiring. Just a glimpse of what Meshell has been getting into + a nice way to go through her latest gift to us, the album, WEATHER. Hope you enjoy as much as I […]
