Various Artists Women of Latin America (Putumayo World Music, 2004) Putumayo World Music has captured the voice of Latin American women with its latest release,…
The Voices of Latin American Women
Author: TJ Nelson
TJ Nelson is a regular CD reviewer and editor at World Music Central. She is also a fiction writer. Check out her latest book, Chasing Athena's Shadow.
Set in Pineboro, North Carolina, Chasing Athena's Shadow follows the adventures of Grace, an adult literacy teacher, as she seeks to solve a long forgotten family mystery. Her charmingly dysfunctional family is of little help in her quest. Along with her best friends, an attractive Mexican teacher and an amiable gay chef, Grace must find the one fading memory that holds the key to why Grace’s great-grandmother, Athena, shot her husband on the courthouse steps in 1931.
Traversing the line between the Old South and New South, Grace will have to dig into the past to uncover Athena’s true crime.
Remarkable Tango Trio
Pablo Ziegler and Quique Sinesi with Walter Castro Bajo Cero (Khaeon World Music, Inc., 2003) It’s easy to understand why Argentinian pianist Pablo Ziegler has…
Under the Olive Tree, Sacred Music of the Middle East
The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Najwa Gibran Under the Olive Tree, Sacred Music of the Middle East (Magda MGD043, 2004) The music of Under the…
Lullabies from the Axis of Evil
Various Artists Lullabies from the Axis of Evil (Kirkelig Kulturverksted FXCD 269, 2004) In his 2002 ‘Axis of Evil’ speech, George W. Bush singled out…
Mares Profundos
Virgínia Rodrigues Mares Profundos (Natasha Records/Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music B000091-02, 2004) Virginia Rodrigues possesses a voice so evocative it personifies the very heart and the richness…
The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing (World Music Network RGNET 1138 CD, 2004)The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing is so crammed with such…
The Chieftains Go Further Down the Old Plank Road
The Chieftains Further Down the Old Plank Road (Victor/BMG Music 82876-52897-2, 2003) Imagine just for a moment that Paddy, Seán, Kevin, Matt or Derek called…
Cultural Modulations
By Brian Clark It’s no small task to mix past and present, East and West, and produce sweet music from the combination. But making music…
Plucked From Obscurity
By Elaine Eliah Across Lake Son-Kul, strains of the komuz one of Kyrgyzstan’s national instruments, echo through the highlands. Melodies played on this long-necked, three-stringed,…
Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War
Various Artists Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War (Appleseed Recordings, 2003) Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War,…