Latest George Robinson reviews now online
Simon, from Hatikvah Music, writes:
In the current on line issue of The Jewish Week, George Robinson reviews a number of new Jewish CDs at this site: www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=11727
The reviews include:
Yinon Muallem: “Klezmer for the Sultan” (Oriente)
Muallem is an Israeli-born percussionist now living in Istanbul. He offers an
interesting mix of Turkish and Jewish traditional music, with a slightly pop
edge. Like so much “world beat” fusion music, this is very pleasant listening,
if not as adventurous as it could be.
Polskie Tango, 1929-1939 (Oriente)
A fascinating anthology of tangos from the 1930s, when that sensual music
seems to have been the rage everywhere, not just in Buenos Aires. Many of the
most popular tango players in Poland were Jewish artists, amply represented on
this set, and one can hear the dual influences of Argentine and Jewish music on
several of the recordings. Uneven, as most anthologies are, but historically
valuable and generally musically satisfying.