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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.
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Banna’s Blossoms

TJ Nelson August 2, 2009 No Comments

Rim Banna April Blossoms (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2009) Palestinian poet, singer and songwriter Rim Banna is back with a new CD entitled April Blossoms. Admired for…

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Infectious Café

TJ Nelson July 30, 2009 No Comments

Various Artists Putumayo Presents: Brazilian Cafe (Putumayo, 2009) Just in time for the dog days of summer is the sultry Putumayo Presents Brazilian Café. Ripe…

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The Legacy of Muddy Waters

TJ Nelson July 27, 2009 No Comments

Muddy Waters and Various Artists Steppin’ Stone (Proper Records, 2009) Omitting Muddy Waters from any discussion of the blues is a little like making lemonade…

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Captivating Iranian Percussion

TJ Nelson July 21, 2009 No Comments

Ramin Rahimi & Tapesh Iranian Percussion (ARC Music, 2009) Take a deep breath because you’re going to need it before listening to Iranian Percussion by…

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Cuban and Parisian Musical Café

TJ Nelson July 15, 2009 No Comments

Mario Grigorov and Various Artists Paris To Cuba (Warm & Genuine Records, 2009) Spicing up summer with a little Latin jazz is as easy as…

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Essential Collection of Blues Pioneer Charley Patton

TJ Nelson June 29, 2009 No Comments

Charley Patton and Various Artists The Definitive Charley Patton – 75 Year Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) Considered as one of the fathers of the…

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Coba Coba Reconfigured

TJ Nelson June 27, 2009 No Comments

Novalima with Various Artists Coba Coba Remixed (Cumbancha, 2009) For those music junkies out there looking to kick up their summer sounds with some explosive…

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Delicious Global Blend

TJ Nelson June 25, 2009 No Comments

Kartick & Gotam >Business Class Refugees (EarthSync, 2009) The back story of EarthSync’s latest offering,Business Class Refugees, centers on Kartick (Patrick Sebag) and Gotam (Yotam…

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Olatunji’s Lasting Legacy

TJ Nelson June 21, 2009 No Comments Babatunde Olatunjipercussion

Babatunde Olatunji Olatunji! Drums of Passion: Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy, 2009) Celebrating the Nigerian drummer and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji, Columbia/Legacy has released the two-CD set Olatunji!…

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Malian Whirlwind

TJ Nelson June 16, 2009 No Comments

Vieux Farka Touré Fondo (Six Degrees, 2009) Drinking deeply from the mystical Malian sound and the musical legacy of his father Ali Farka Touré, guitarist,…

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