Archive for August 2nd, 2010

Vinyl

Gamelan Madu Sari – Hive (2010)

By Mark Saleski What do you think of when encountering the words “world music”? Squeaky vocals in unknown languages? Lots of drums? Brightly colored CD covers on display near the checkout at Starbucks? It’s a sad fact that the way music is marketed has forced many kinds of music intoRead More

Vinyl

Lou Donaldson, “Peepin'” (1967): One Track Mind

One of my favorite funk-jazz albums of all time isn’t by a crossover act like the Crusaders or Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, but by Lou Donaldson.