Gadjo Dilo – Manouche de Grec

Rudy Carrera

Imagine if Django Reinhardt and Vassilis Tsitsanis were to form a band together, combining the best elements of gypsy jazz and rebetiko.  This is what Gadjo Dilo offer.  The musicianship is superb, the recording is crisp, and these young Greek lads have […]

Amir ElSaffar – Inana

Rudy Carrera

Inana is the fourth album by Iraqi-American trumpeter Amir ElSaffar which came out in 2011.  The trumpeter starts the album with eight tracks dedicated to Inanna, the Mesopotamian goddess of sex, beauty, war and political power.  ElSaffar mixes microtonal jazz with Arabic […]