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Ghalia Volt: Burn The House Down
by Doug Collette
It is certainly no coincidence that Ghalia Volt's adopted moniker suggests power, specifically the electric sort. Anglicized from the original Belgian, the name intimates dynamism, the likes of which have similarly pervaded her previous albums, such as One Woman Band (Ruf Records, 2021), though not to the same degree as Burn The House Down. The music on this sixth full-length record of hers crackles with a surplus of energy. And considering the company this woman keeps here, that ...
Continue ReadingGhalia Volt: One Woman Band
by Doug Collette
As pictured on the cover of One Woman Band, songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ghalia Volt radiates such a commanding presence that it's hard not to imagine the array of musical instruments displayed alongside her coming to life all on their own. In a very real sense, though, that's exactly what the Brussels Belgium-born blues-woman accomplishes on this third album of hers performing virtually all by herself. Co-producing the record with Lawrence 'Boo' Mitchell within the hallowed confines of Royal Studios in ...
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