Music Review: Jon Balke, Amina Alaoui, Jon Hassell, & Kheir Eddine M'Kachiche - "Siwan" by Richard Marcus
Listening to this disc is an experience that transcends any of those concerns, proving once again that regardless of what anyone thinks or does, great art exists in a world of its own.
Music Review: Various Performers "The Rough Guide To Gypsy Music Vol. 2" by Richard Marcus
There are a few too many songs by bands that sound too much alike for it to be an excellent disc instead of merely a good one.
Music Review: Asa Qizilbash "Sarod Recital - Live In Peshawar" by Richard Marcus
In the end, music is still music, and no matter how alien the instrument being played or how foreign the ideals behind a song’s conception might be, we are still able to appreciate it for those things that music stirs within all of us, no matter who we are or where we come from.
Music Review: Shahrokay Yadegari, Azam Ali, & Keyavash Nourai "Green Memories" by Richard Marcus
The poetry of Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad interpreted through music that bridges the gap between West and East.
Music Review: Various Performers "Miles... From India" by Amit Das
Miles.. From India manages to blend two distinctive styles of music, Jazz and Indian Classical, just as the music maestros independently pay a tribute to Miles Davis, one of the greatest exponents of Jazz in 20th Century.
Music Review: Various Performers "Miles...From India" by Richard Marcus
Miles…From India is not just an example of how to properly bring East and West together musically, it is as magnificent collection of Jazz music that you are liable to find anywhere these days.
Muisic Review: Babylon Circus "Dances Of Resistance" by Richard Marcus
This is a CD of great music, and a timely reminder that being political doesn’t mean forgetting what it’s like to be human. In fact, remembering what it means to be human is probably the best “Dance Of Resistance” we have at our disposal.
