SONGLINES: Yasser Tejeda and Palotré’s KIJOMBO – 4 Stars
Kijombo
REVIEW: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré’s ‘Kijombo’ in Caribbean Beat Magazine
by Nigel Campbell, Caribbean Beat Magazine The Dominican Republic has blessed the world with the highly popular merengue and bachata genres of music. Native son and guitarist Yasser Tejeda has … Read More
REVIEW: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré’s ‘Kijombo’ Reviewed
by Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Network In almost all musical systems sacred music is held separate from its secular variant. In the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, for instance, we … Read More
AQUARIAN WEEKLY: Yasser Tejeda & Ralph Peterson Reviewed in Aquarian Weekly
by Mike Greenblatt, Aquarian Weekly Not Your Father’s Big Band Listen Up! (Onyx Productions) is different from what you might expect of a big band. Sure, there’s five trumpets, four trombones, … Read More
REVIEW: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré’s “Kijombo” Reviewed by Making A Scene
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene Surely, you’ve already identified this as Latin music and possibly Latin jazz. Yet, that’s only partially right. it’s broader than either one. Yasser Tejeda’s … Read More
NEW RELEASE: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré “Kijombo” Out Now!
Yasser Tejeda & Palotré Release Their Second Album, ‘Kijombo’ “New York-based singer Yasser Tejeda and his band Palotré unearth the musical roots of his Dominican Republic in “Nuestras Raíces,” the … Read More