Jonathan WidranDec 30, 2020GITIT SHOVAL, ConnectedReleased late in a year in which our individual and collective feeling of connection to other people and especially loved ones has been...
Jonathan WidranDec 28, 2020SHUNIA, ShuniaIn June 2020, the calming and soul-stirring music of the sonically fascinating vocal duo Shunia entered my consciousness by way of the...
Jonathan WidranNov 23, 2020PS THE REBELS, "Bumaye"Already on a prolific roll this fall with the releases of their deeply grooving and soul transportive singles “Long Live King T’challa”...
Jonathan WidranNov 18, 2020JULIAN GERSTIN, Littoral ZoneIn his mainstream musical life, veteran percussionist and world rhythms expert Julian Gerstin has played everything from jazz (with...
Jonathan WidranOct 19, 2020HAZAR feat. Al Di Meola, ReincarnatedThe release of Hazar’s latest album Reincarnated would serve as a glorious and transcendent, gently swaying yet rhythmically explosive...
Jonathan WidranApr 17, 2020ARMIK, "Tango Flamenco (25th Anniversary Version)"In the 90s when composer/guitarists like Ottmar Liebert and Armik were blazing their lilting yet fiery trails in Nouveau Flamenco music,...
Jonathan WidranMar 28, 2020MASA TAKUMI, HeritageWhen first discovering a vibrant, visionary new artist, there’s always the tendency to connect his or her artistry to others who have...
Jonathan WidranMar 25, 2020VANDERLEI PEREIRA AND BLINDFOLD TEST, Vision for RhythmHad versatile Brazilian drummer emerged from his vast decades long resume as a sideman with his majestic and melodically sweeping,...
Jonathan WidranMar 20, 2020ARMIK, "Gypsy Flame (25th Anniversary Edition)"Listen to any pop song on the radio today, and it’s doubtful it will bear any sonic resemblance to what we were vibing with back in 1995....
Jonathan WidranJan 2, 2020DAVE SOLDIER, ZajalFlamenco guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and musical visionary Dave Soldier has been blazing fascinating, culturally...
Jonathan WidranDec 14, 2019PAUL ADAMS & ELIZABETH GEYER, Deeper ImaginingsBecause composer/musicians and their fans tend to compartmentalize their passions into strict genre trappings, it’s rare to find artists...
Jonathan WidranNov 27, 2019Luis Muñoz with Lois Mahalia, The Infinite DreamClosing in on a fascinating quarter century as a multi-faceted recording artist, Costa Rican born, California based drummer,...