Tsering Tan and Zhang Xiaoyin The Snow Lotus: Improvisations on Tibetan Buddhist Hymns (Rhymoi Music, 2014) Unless you are a hermit just down from the…
Flawless Improvisations on Tibetan Buddhist Hymns
Category: Album reviews
Unrestricted Access to Mozambican Musical Talent
Wired for Sound – Mozambique (2014) This recording features a selection of current artists from Mozambique in southern Africa. Wired for Sound is the project…
The Entrancing Brazilian Memories of Toco
Toco Memoria (Schema, 2014) Of all the recent Brazilian releases that came out in the past months, one of them really stands out. It’s the…
Dr. John Celebrates Jazz Trumpet
Dr. John Ske-Dat-De-Dat…The Spirit Of Satch (Concord Records , 2014) Dr. John, one of the most iconic musicians from New Orleans pays tribute to his…
World Music Band Atash Announces California Tour in September
Austin-based world music octet Atash will make its long-awaited return to the state of California after a decade. The return is significant, as California,…
Tremendous Slim Ali and the Hodi Boys
Slim Ali and the Hodi Boys 70s Soul! (Arc Music EUCD 2517 ) Misleading title, but easily forgivable because the record is fantastic. This item…
New Generation of Round Dances
Young Spirit Save Me a Lead (Canyon Records CR-6511, 2013). Young Spirit is the 2013 Gathering of Nations Northern Drum and Hand Drum Singing Champion.…
Cree Confederation Live at Sobaba
Cree Confederation Kihtawasoh Wapakwani – Beautiful Flower Cree Confederation hails from the Cree nation of the Treaty Six area in Canada and is a popular…
The Sheer Excellence of Chinbat Baasankhuu
Chinbat Baasankhuu The Art of the Mongolian Yatga (ARC Music, 2014) Anyone who has followed many of my reviews here at World Music Central knows…
The Superb Musicianship of Senegalese Band Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès
Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès Aw Sa Yone Vol.1 (Teranga Beat, 2013) Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès was a legendary Senegalese band that mixed West African beats with Afrojazz…