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Ronald Snijders: Penta

by Tony Poole
February 3, 2025

The son of renowned bandleader Eddy Snijders, Dutch-Surinamese multi-instrumentalist Ronald Snijders is best known as a flautist and for the four albums he released between 1977 and 1983 on his own label, Black Straight Music. An original copy of his debut, Natural Sources (1977), is considered a holy grail among collectors of 70s jazz fusion. Born in 1951 in Paramaribo, Suriname, on the northwest coast of South America, Snijders began learning to play the flute at age seven ...

Album Review

Estrella Acosta: Tierra - Songs by Cuban Women

Read "Tierra - Songs by Cuban Women" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
July 30, 2023

Cuban singer-songwriter Estrella Acosta invites us into her journey this way: “The smell of mangos and guavas brings back memories of my childhood and reminds me of the sound of Cuban country music playing on the radio. When it was time to leave my motherland, I took with me stories, poems, photos, and all the beautiful memories and love that I could pack in my heart. Now I pay tribute to the rich musical heritage of Cuban country music, and ...