Jan 14, 2020 | Abdullah Ibrahim - Results, NPR
The 2019 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll: The Fringe Fills the Gap “Sublime…for Ibrahim, rather than cities and natural wonders spotted on world tours, the places are remembered ones from his youth to which he was forbidden to return for all those years. His...
Sep 10, 2019 | Barnes Brothers - Results, Bible & Tire - Results, Elizabeth King - Results, NPR
‘It’s Soul Music Without The Sex’: Fat Possum Records’ Bruce Watson Goes Gospel “For the label’s new recordings, Watson produced the Sensational Barnes Brothers himself, at Delta-Sonic Sound studios in Memphis.” | Read More...
Aug 6, 2019 | Abdullah Ibrahim - Results, NPR
Ibrahim Is Deeply Rooted Yet Sounds Like No One Else “The latest album from the 84-year-old South African composer and pianist showcases his work as a master composer of melodic mood pieces.” | Read More at...
May 11, 2018 | NPR, Radio Jarocho - Results
Afro-Mexican Folk Takes Root in New York City “The songs on Rios de Norte y Sur are, in large part, beloved exemplars of the son jarocho songbook, delicately nuanced with contemporary flourishes.” | Read More at...
May 27, 2015 | Eilen Jewell - Results, NPR
Eilen Jewell, The Half-Broke Horse Of Idaho, Returns Home “Jewell did wander. She went to college in New Mexico and busked on the streets of Venice Beach. She even went back to Boise — that didn’t work out. Next, she tried Boston.” | Read More at...