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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.
Album reviews

The Yuval Ron Ensemble Live at the World Festival of Sacred Music

TJ Nelson August 1, 2011 2 Comments Yuval Ron

Yuval Ron Ensemble Seeker of Truth: The Yuval Ron Ensemble Live at the World Festival of Sacred Music (Yuval Ron Music, 2011) Recorded live at…

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Spectacular Arabian Nights Live

TJ Nelson July 27, 2011 No Comments

Kristjan Jarvi’s Absolute Ensemble Arabian Nights Live at Town Hall NYC (Enja Records, 2011) Fans of Kristjan Jarvi’s Absolute Ensemble and their previous recordings Absolute…

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Rare Koto and Shamisen Gems

TJ Nelson July 22, 2011 No Comments

Various Artists Japanese Traditional Music: Koto – Shamisen | Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (World Arbiter, 2011) Traditional Japanese music buffs should check out the third installment…

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Delicious Romp through the New Quebecois Sound

TJ Nelson July 16, 2011 No Comments

Genticorum Nagez Rameurs (Mad River Records, 2011) Looking to kick up your heels this summer with a little Quebecois flair? Look no further than the…

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Colossal Ethiopian Dub

TJ Nelson July 10, 2011 No Comments

Dub Colossus Addis Through the Looking Glass (Real World, 2011) Following up on their 2008 debut recording In a Town Called Addis, Dub Colossus is…

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Obituaries

Renowned Argentine Folk Singer Facundo Cabral Killed

TJ Nelson July 10, 2011 1 Comment

Argentine folk singer and songwriter Facundo Cabral was shot and killed Saturday, July 9, 2011 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Mr. Cabral was 74. Mr. Cabral…

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Cuban Musician Manuel Galban Dies

TJ Nelson July 9, 2011 No Comments

Famed Cuban guitarist and composer, Los Zafiros band member, Buena Vista Social Club collaborator and Grammy winner Manuel Galbán died in a Havana hospital on…

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Captivating Collection of Ghazals

TJ Nelson July 7, 2011 No Comments

Pooja Goswami Pavan How Shall I Say? (Innova 232, 2011) If you listen carefully there are some surprising sound coming from Minneapolis, Minnesota – Indian…

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Stellar Addition to the Tuareg Musical Collective

TJ Nelson July 6, 2011 No Comments

Terakaft Aratan N Azawad (World Village, 2011) Looking for that kick of blazing guitars and desert rhythms? Well, look no further as Terakaft has rolled…

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Malian Guitar Goodness

TJ Nelson July 2, 2011 No Comments

Lobi Traore Bwati Kono (Kanga System Krush, 2011) Ditching the summer blues with some kick ass electric guitar blues just got a whole lot easier…

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