Ricardo Silveira and Vinicius Cantuaria RSVC (Adventure Music, 2013) Sleek and silky, lush and lovely, Adventure Music’s release of RSVC is a delicious dive into…
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Re-issue of Four Stunning World Music Classics on Real World Records
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Volume Three – The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980 (Analog Africa AACD 073CD, 2013) The superb Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou…
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Judy Dyble Flow and Change (Gonzo Multimedia, 2013) While mainstream music gets more homogenous, there has been a rebirth of progressive music in recent years.…
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Various Artists Red Hot + Fela (Knitting Factory Records, 2013) Uniting artists from Africa and the United States using the music of Afrobeat legend Fela…
View More Using the Songs of Fela Kuti to Increase AIDS AwarenessStimulating Slide Guitar Ragas
Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya Madeira: If Music Could Intoxicate (Tridev Music India/Magenta, 2013) Earlier this year, Indian slide guitar maestro and musical instrument inventor Debashish Bhattacharya…
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Antonio Loureiro Só (Borandá, 2013) Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Antonio Loureiro has released one of the most exciting Brazilian music albums in recent albums. It’s…
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Tremor Proa (Wonderwheel Recordings, 2013) Tremor is an exploratory music trio from Argentina that combines the melodies and rhythms of the South American nation and…
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