Samuel Yirga Guzo (Real World Records CDRW190, 2012) Real World Records’ A&R department certainly has the magic touch. The renowned British world music label is…
Samuel Yirga Opening Up
Category: Album reviews
Best of Mory Kante
Mory Kante Best of Mory Kante (Universal Music) Mory Kanté from Guinea is an acclaimed vocalist and player of the kora, a West African string…
A Taste of Bristol Reggae
Bunny Marrett – I’m Free (Bristol Archive Records, 2012) Dan Ratchet – Jah Poor People (Bristol Archive Records, 2012) I know a thing or two…
Renowned African Musicians Collaborate with Pop Stars For Charity Album Rhythms Del Mundo: Africa
‘Rhythms Del Mundo: Africa’ is the most recent undertaking from Artists Project Earth (APE) and includes high profile western and African musicians collaborating on exclusive…
Reggae Gone Acoustic
Toots and the Maytals – Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged on Strawberry Hill (Isis Productions, 2012) Tarrus Riley – Mecoustic (Soulbeats Records, 2012) Richie Spice –…
Road to Infinity
Azal Road to Infinity (Times Music) Pakistani artiste Azal joins others like Junoon and Strings with a release in India. Their album Road to Infinity…
The Feel Of A Brooklyn Dance Party
Analog Players Society Hurricane Season In Brooklyn (Studio Brooklyn, 2012) I’m really encouraged by the new wave of musicians coming out of New York City…
Cinema El Mundo
Lo’Jo – Cinema El Mundo (World Village, 2012) Lo’Jo’s Cinema El Mundo is in need of an elegant chaise lounge so that she may gaze…
Niyaz
Niyaz Niyaz (Six Degrees/SaReGaMa) Niyaz—Persian and Urdu for yearning—consists of three musicians: deejay and remixer Carmen Rizzo, vocalist and dulcimer player Azam Ali, and Loga…
Ethiopia Aplenty
The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia 2nd Edition (World Music Network, 2012) Krar Collective – Ethiopia Super Krar (Riverboat Records/World Music Network, 2012)…