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Category: Album reviews

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Tejas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds

Angel Romero August 3, 2012 No Comments Los TexmaniacsTejano musicTex-Mexworld music

Los Texmaniacs – Texas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds (Smithsonian Folkways, 2012) San Antonio-based Tejano band Los Texmaniacs brings conjunto music to the 21st century with…

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Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals

Angel Romero August 2, 2012 No Comments

Cappella Romana Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals (Valley Entertainment, 2012) In recent years, the great sacred music traditions of Europe have found their way…

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If All This Ends, Keep On With The Boogaloo

Angel Romero August 2, 2012 No Comments

Los Fulanos Y Si Esto Se Acaba Que Siga El Boogaloo (Lovemonk, 2012) Y Si Esto Se Acaba Que Siga El Boogaloo (If All This…

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The New Parranda Sound

Angel Romero July 31, 2012 No Comments

La Sardina de Naiguatá ¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music (Smithsonian Folkways, 2012) Venezuelan band La Sardina de Naiguatá (The Sardine of Naiguatá) plays a contemporary form…

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Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat

TJ Nelson July 29, 2012 No Comments

Various Artists Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat (Putumayo World Music, 2012) Anyone who’s read my reviews with any regularity knows that I just go all gooey…

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Fatou

TJ Nelson July 27, 2012 No Comments

Fatoumata Diawara Fatou (World Circuit/Nonesuch Records, 2012) Kicking offer her debut recording on August 28th on the Nonesuch Records label, the Malian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diarawa…

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Saharawi Passion

Angel Romero July 24, 2012 No Comments

Mariem Hassan El Aaiún Egdat – El Aaiún on Fire (Nubenegra, 2012) The latest album by Saharawi star Mariem Hassan has been attracting a lot…

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Making it Beautiful and Deep

Angel Romero July 23, 2012 No Comments Samite

Samite Trust (Musicians for World Harmony, 2012) Renowned Ugandan multi-instrumentalist Samite develops new East African instrumental music on his latest CD, titled Trust. For this…

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Without Walls

TJ Nelson July 22, 2012 No Comments

Dorantes Sin Muros! (Universal Music Spain, 2012) With previous recordings Orobroy and Sur, Sevillian pianist David Peña Dorantes is back with his latest Sin Muros!,…

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El Rumor de Tus Tangos

TJ Nelson July 21, 2012 No Comments

Trio Garufa El Rumor de Tus Tangos (Garufa Records, 2012) Curses! As I have no tango skills, I had to sit chair bound through a…

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