Various Artists Putumayo Presents… Cajun (Putumayo, 2014 re-release) Putumayo has re-released one of its best compilations of American roots. Cajun will allow the listener to…
The Exciting Diversity of Cajun Music
Category: Album reviews
Murshidi and Sufi Field Recordings
Various Artists Murshidi and Sufi Songs – Field recordings by Deben Bhattacharya (ARC Music EUCD2555, 2015) Murshidi and Sufi Songs is a collection of 2001…
Amira Medunjanin Presents Delightful Sevdah
Amira Medunjanin Silk & Stone (World Village 450029, 2014) Amira Medunjanin is one of the great voices from the Balkans. Hailing from Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Discover World Music, New Global Sounds Series
Various Artists Discover World Music (ARC Music, 2014) Discover World Music is the first title of a new series called The Discover Series. It’s 2-CD…
Bamako Today’s Nuanced Vibrancy
BKO Quintet Bamako Today (Buda Musique, 2015) Under normal circumstances the first couple of months when musicians form a band it usually means working out…
New Kingston’s Instantly Accessible Reggae
New Kingston Kingston City (Easy Star Records, 2015) Modern reggae New Kingston delivers a tasty mix of roots reggae, pop, soul, dub and a little…
Stunning Mix of Vietnamese Traditional Sounds and Classical Music
Tri Nguyen et le quatuor ‘Ilios Consonnances (Lunelios Tous LNL 888 1001, 2013) Vietnamese composer, pianist and dan tranh player Tri Nguyen bridges two beautiful…
Banda Magda’s Global Music Mix
Banda Magda Yerakina (groundUP Music, 2014) New York-based world music band Banda Magda has attracted a lot of attention lately with its brilliant pan-global mix.…
Dazzling Live Recording by Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla
Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla Pure Mezcla – Direct from Cuba Live at Yoshi’s Oakland (Tilford Productions TP114, 2014) This superb album captures live a performance…
Breaking Boundaries with Funk
The Afrorockerz – The Afrorockerz (Buda Musique, 2015) One of the hottest bands jumping into the world music scene in France is Paris-based The…