Articles by Claire Marie Blaustein

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  Habib Koite & Bambada

  Afriki

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

  Six years after his last studio release, Malian guitarist Habib Koite has finally released another disc into the world. Fans will be please...

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  Pharaoh's Daughter

  Haran

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

  Haran means "a road,” and it’s a broad road for Pharaoh’s Daughter to walk. Beginning with the Sephardic Jewish upbringing of leader Basya...

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  Kate Schutt

  No Love Lost

  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2007

  Kate Schutt’s newest album is supposed to be a departure from her "girl with guitar” roots, and the presence of some wonderful band-mates a...

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  Frank London

  A Night in the Old Marketplace

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2007

  Frank London of the Klezmatics brings an old Yiddish play to life with his score to A Night in the Old Marketplace. It’s a dark show, creat...

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  Sultans of String

  Luna

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2007

  A name like Sultans of String may strike you as odd, lofty or tongue-in-cheek but either way, it’s the chosen moniker for Chris McKhool, Ke...

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  The Roches

  Moonswept

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2007

  After a 12-year hiatus, the Roches have returned to make music together with Moonswept. The absence hasn’t gone unnoticed — there is some t...

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  Martina McBride

  Waking Up Laughing

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  Ridiculous-number-of-awards-winning country superstar Martina McBride has a very frank voice and a penchant for straightforward storytellin...

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  Martha Scanlan

  The West Was Burning

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  Martha Scanlan is formerly of the Reeltime Travelers, and currently of "me, myself and I.” Her solo album from Sugarhill Records puts her o...