Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco (World Music Network, 2013) [digital release only] Jaipur Kawa Brass Band – Dance of the Cobra (World Music Network, 2013)…
Indian Invention and Musical Hybridization
Category: Album reviews
The Infectious Songs of Ghanaian Afrobeat
Various Artists Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 – Afrobeat Airways 2 (Analog Africa, 2013) Although many associate afrobeat primarily with Nigeria, Ghana was another afrobeat…
A Sharp Focus on the Didgeridoo
James Asher Feet in the Soil (New Earth/Music Today, 2002) This hit album by the prolific world music artist James Asher has a sharp focus…
Fado, Polska, Blues and Beyond
Stockholm Lisboa Project Aurora (Nomis Musik & WestparkMusic NMCD06 & WP 87235, 2012) What started as a long distance collaboration between two musicians from Sweden…
The Diversity of Roberto Fonseca’s Musical Universe
Roberto Fonseca Yo (Montuno Producciones/Concord Jazz, 2013) Cuban pianist, keyboardist and composer Roberto Fonseca has worked with some of the biggest names in Cuban music…
Reggae that Connects to the Past and Pushes Forward
The Green Hawai‘i ’13 (Easy Star Records, 2013) The great Hawaiian reggae band is back in 2013 with a new studio album titled Hawai‘i ’13.The…
Lounde with Terra del Sol: Selection Two
Various Terra del Sol: Selection Two (Free Spirit) Fans of Café del Mar would like this compilation of lounge music as well. The 17 tracks…
Abou Diarra The Rising Star of Malian Music
Abou Diarra Sabou (Mix N’ Metisse, 2013) Mali continues to produce some of the finest music in West Africa. This time it’s Abou Diarra, a…
Ay, Calypso
Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz – Go Calypsonian (Piranha Musik, 2013) Kobo Town – Jumbie In The Jukebox (Stonetree / Cumbancha, 2013) Like reggae,…
Rough Guide Series Honors Blind Blues Legends
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Lemon Jefferson – Rough Guide to Country Blues Pioneers (World Music Network, 2013) The Rough Guide to Blues…