Mariachi Real De San Diego – Mariachi Classics (Mardi Gras Records, 2009) Last March I taught a Latin music appreciation class in Bellingham, Washington. The…
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When the Eagle Flies
Mamer – Eagle (Real World USCDRW165, 2009) This hypnotic little daydream of a CD is going to be a revelation for anyone who believes they…
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Various Artists Hear Globally: A Cumbancha Collection (Cumbancha, 2009) Regular World Music Central readers will recognize many of the artists on the clever sampler Hear…
View More Cumbancha’s CraftA Tavares Triple
Sara Tavares Sara Tavares – Alive in Lisboa (Times Square Records/World Connection TSQCD 9068, 2008) Portuguese-born Sara Tavares has a new release coming out soon,…
View More A Tavares TripleKind of Blue
Music from the Blue Nile (ARC Music EUCD 2212, 2009) Most mentions of Sudan nowadays are likely to be about the ongoing conflict there and…
View More Kind of BlueLeadbelly, the Ultimate Road Rambler
Huddie William Ledbetter “Leadbelly” The Definitive Leadbelly: 60th Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) It never fails that someone in the crowd points out that Huddie…
View More Leadbelly, the Ultimate Road RamblerLast of His Kind
Mamane Barka Introducing Mamane Barka (World Music Network INTRO114CD, 2009) Will every instrument originating on African soil eventually be heard by the rest of the…
View More Last of His KindBeoga on Anabolic Steroids
Beoga The Incident (Compass Records, 2009) One of the hottest bands in Irish folk music has released its latest recording, The Incident (Compass Records 4499),…
View More Beoga on Anabolic SteroidsBaaba Maal Turns the Table on Television
Baaba Maal Television (Palm Pictures, 2009) Hang on to your hats music fans because Baaba Maal’s got a new CD that is set to hit…
View More Baaba Maal Turns the Table on TelevisionBach Goes Cuban
Tiempo Libre Bach in Havana (Decca, 2009) Regarded by many as the leading timba (contemporary Cuban dance music) group in the United States, Tiempo Libre…
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