Category: Album reviews

Various Artists Putumayo Presents Blues Lounge (Putumayo World Music, 2004) This is one of Putumayo’s more inventive compilations, but one that produces mixed results. The…

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Kardemimmit Autio Huvila (Frigg000008, 2012) From Finland comes yet another musical wonder. Kardemimmit is a Finnish folk music quartet formed by young women: Maija Pokela,…

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Bomba Estéreo Elegancia Tropical (Polen Records, 2012) The new album by popular Colombian band Bomba Estéreo brings more of their well-established formula that blends cumbia…

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Kan Sleeper (KANCD01, 2012) Sleeper is the title of the most recent album by Kan, a contemporary Celtic music band based in the UK. Kan…

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Various Artists Jamaica: Reggae Homeland (Putumayo World Music) Reggae compilations are all the rage these days, and this Putumayo collection brings the works of reggae…

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Sofia Rei De Tierra y Oro (Cascabelera / Lilihouse Music LM012-CD, 2012) I find that by the time you get to November, the number of…

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António Zambujo Quinto (World Village, 2012) At a time when most of the popular voices in fado are female, Portuguese singer António Zambujo has brought…

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Karsh Kale Liberation (Six Degrees/Times Music, 2003) Liberation is the evolution of a musical journey started centuries ago, according to musician and composer Karsh Kale.…

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Jaffa Road Where the Light Gets In (Jaffa Road JR00002, 2012) Canada has become a melting pot of cultures and a great lab for crosscultural…

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