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Angelique Kidjo at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle
Seattle (Washington), USA – The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents for three nights only, vocalist Angelique Kidjo, touring in support of her…
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Ensemble Al Kindi – Parfums Ottomans (Le Chant du Monde, 2006) This beautifully packaged boxed set contains two CDs with music by Ensemble Al Kindi.…
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Banco de Gaia Farewell Ferengistan (Six Degrees, 2006) Banco de Gaia has been making some of the best electronic music to have come out of…
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Družina Tragare (Indies Records, 2006) Družina (The Suite) is a Slovak progressive folk band formed by folklorists, jazzmen and rockers. Their first CD, self titled…
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Various Artists The Departure Lounge – Grooves EMI is distributing a collection of lounge music CDs produced by Petrol Records. Although I find a lot…
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The lineup is nearly complete for the 14th annual Sierra Nevada World Music Festival taking place June 22,23, and 24th, 2007 at the Mendocino County…
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Bodega Bodega (Greentrax CDTRAX295, 2006) Bodega is one of the new sensations in Scottish music. The group is formed by young talented musicians who play…
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