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Author: Anne Bonnet

Album reviews

Abdel Wright – A Different Take on Jamaican Musicians

Anne Bonnet January 16, 2006

Abdel Wright Abdel Wright (Weapons of Mass Entertainment/Interscope Records – B0001931-02, 2005) The first thing you will probably notice about this CD is his music…

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Africa Calling

Anne Bonnet January 9, 2006

Various Artists Live 8 at Eden Africa Calling (Real World/Rhino R2 970505, 2005) Live 8 at Eden – Africa Calling was part of the Live…

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Child Soldier’s Hope for Peace

Anne Bonnet December 10, 2005

Emmanuel Jal and Abdel Gadir Salim Ceasefire (Riverboat, 2005) There used to be a lot of rappers from the world music realm that were just…

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A Musical Journey Across North Africa

Anne Bonnet December 4, 2005

Cheb I Sabbah – La Kahena (Six Degrees Records 657036111127, 2005) You don’t need to know how to speak the language to understand that the…

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Great Introduction to Indian Music

Anne Bonnet November 29, 2005

Ravi Shankar The Essential Ravi Shankar (Columbia/Private Music 82876 71610 2, 2005) If you have grown up with western music this CD is a wonderful…

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A Classic Harry Belafonte Collection

Anne Bonnet November 28, 2005

Harry Belafonte The Essential Harry Belafonte (RCA – B000A2BFS4, 2005) This CD set is a well-rounded collection of 37 of Harry Belafonte’s best work from…

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