Well I thought I'd chime in with a list of CD's that we played with great pleasure and frequency over the past year:
In no particular order - Gigi - Ethiopian diva doing world-fusion dub, jazz, funk, afro-asiatic pop, with appearances by Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, among others. Susie Arioli Swing Band - Pennies From Heaven. Montreal swing trio doing lovely, pared-down jazzy renditions of old standards. Lila Downs - Border (La Linea). Stunning political pop from a great Mexican diva Bia -Sources. Gentle Franco-Quebecoise bossa-nova ballads Susanna Baca - Luaka Bop - Heart-rending ballads from the great voice of black Peru. Karrin Allyson - In Blue. Is Karrin the next great chanteuse from the USA? Suba - Tributo. Posthumous electro-bossa tribute album to a famed Brazilian music producer. Coral Egan and Alex Cattaneo - The Path of Least Resistance. Debut album from a haunting and lovely Montreal jazz duo. Michael in Quebec
