Some of the best Afro-Latin music in recent months is coming out of Venezuela on the Cacao label. Venezuelan vibraphonist Alfredo Naranjo combines Latin jazz…
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2007 Brazilian Releases Available in North America
If you wonder what Seu Jorge was up to in the 1990s, check out Farofa Carioca’s fiery album Moro No Brasil (Universal Music Latino).…
View More 2007 Brazilian Releases Available in North AmericaFlamenco’s Femme Fatale Legend, Petenera, Comes to Life in DVD
Music Film Factor has released Petenera, a Flamenco Drama in Music and Dance, that brings to life Petenera, the seductive femme-fatale that has appeared in…
View More Flamenco’s Femme Fatale Legend, Petenera, Comes to Life in DVDChanguito Stirs Venezuela’s Musical Passions
Changuito Telegrafia sin Hilo (Cacao Music, 2007) Venezuela’s Cacao Música is one of the most impressive finds this year. One of the first CDs available…
View More Changuito Stirs Venezuela’s Musical PassionsIntrospective Japan
Three heavy weights in Japanese music join forces on the CD On the Way [Michi Yuki] (2007). Virtuoso taiko drummer Kenny Endo, master percussionist Joji…
View More Introspective JapanThe Rising Star of Kurdish Music: Delil Dilanar
Inspired by his ancestors, his uncle and his unwritten history Delil Dilanar began a journey of his musical career at a very young age. While…
View More The Rising Star of Kurdish Music: Delil DilanarDominican Guitar Classics
Puerto Plata – Mujer de Cabaret (Iaso, 2007) Various Artists – Bachata Roja (Iaso, 2007) Iaso Records is releasing some of the most interesting music…
View More Dominican Guitar ClassicsWide Ranging India
I have compiled in this article several of the most interesting Indian or Indian-inspired CDs we have received at World Music Central. One of my…
View More Wide Ranging IndiaMyriad Faces of Tango
Three recent releases show very different aspects of Tango, the increasingly-popular musical style that came out of Argentina and Uruguay. Tango Bizarro Bizarre Tango comes…
View More Myriad Faces of TangoSteelpan Wonder Boy
Jamani Party with Jamani (2007) Jamani is a tthirteen-year old steelpan master who grew up in a musical family. His father is the well-known Mighty…
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