Afro-Rock, Volume 1 (Strut 059CD, 2010) I reviewed this collection back in 2001 when the site you’re looking at was called World Music Portal and…
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Enter the Dragon
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires The Man & His Music (17 North Parade VP4165, 2009) Many a ska, calypso and reggae purist has dismissed the…
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Mara Louw & the African Methodist Choir – African Hymns (ARC Music EUCD 2249, 2009) Soweto Gospel Choir – Grace (Shanachie 66043, 2010) There’s a…
View More How Can They Keep From SingingLatin Guitar Sorcery
Jorge Strunz Neotropical Nocturnes (Selva Records; March 16, 2010). Of all the Latin guitar and flamenco-influenced guitar duos in the United States, Strunz and Farah…
View More Latin Guitar SorceryAltan Releases Memorable 25th Anniversary Celebration Album
Altan Altan: 25th Anniversary Celebration (2010) To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Irish band Altan teamed up with the Raidió Teilifís Éireann (R.T.E., the Radio and…
View More Altan Releases Memorable 25th Anniversary Celebration AlbumPoetic Dreamland
Ras Nas Double Focus (Konpro, 2010) Music and poetry fans looking for something off the beaten path should check out Double Focus by Ras Nas…
View More Poetic DreamlandGaelic Affinity
Julie Fowlis Uam (Cadiz Music/Shoeshine Records; March 9, 2010) Last year Julie Fowlis attracted the attention of Celtic and world music fans alike with her…
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Alpha Yaya Diallo Immé (Jericho Beach Music, 2010) Guinean born singer, guitarist and composer Alpha Yaya Diallo has racked up another 11 glorious tracks on…
View More Superbly Polished DialloSouth Pacific Alchemy
Te Vaka Haoloto (Warm Earth Records WMCD1008, 2009) Haolotois the sixth release by South Pacific fusion band Te Vaka. The group’s leader is Opetaia Foa’i,…
View More South Pacific AlchemyFania Records Releases ‘El Alcalde Del Barrio’ Celebrating Joe Cuba, the Father of Latin Boogaloo
Fania Records has releases a deluxe 2-disc, 34-track box set of the father of Latin Boogaloo, Joe Cuba. This album commemorates one-year after the passing…
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