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Category: Album reviews

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Timeless Taaleem: A Tribute to Ustad Allarakha

Madanmohan Rao March 1, 2012 No Comments

Fazal Qureshi Timeless Taaleem: A Tribute to Ustad Allarakha (Ninaad Music) This album is a beautiful tribute to the late great tabla maestro Ustad Allarakha…

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Hottest Grooves of Gambia

Angel Romero February 28, 2012 No Comments

Karantamba Ndigal (Teranga Beat , 2012) One of the most exciting African albums of the year is Ndigal by Karantamba. This sizzling group is led…

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Unforgettable Atahualpa Yupanqui

Angel Romero February 26, 2012 No Comments

Gerard Edery Edery Sings Yupanqui (Sefarad Records, 2012) Guitarist and singer Gerard Edery is well known as a leading performer of Sephardic music. On Edery…

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Zemelewa

TJ Nelson February 22, 2012 No Comments

Zieti Zemelewa (Grigri Discs, 2012) It only takes a brief look at the liner notes to know that there’s a story behind Zieti’s debut recording…

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Truly Afrolicious

Angel Romero February 21, 2012 No Comments

Afrolicious A Dub For Mali (Eighteen Street Lounge Music ESL187, 2011) This EP by San Francisco-based Afrolicious came out last year and nearly escaped our…

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Feeling Like a Different Guitarist

Angel Romero February 17, 2012 No Comments

Leni Stern Sabani (Leni Stern Recordings, 2012) Leni Stern continues her collaborations with African musicians on her latest album, titled Sabani. Stern has a genuine…

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Absorbing Presentation Of The American Indian Flute Traditions

Angel Romero February 16, 2012 No Comments

Remembering the Songs: Music Traditions from the Zuni, Navajo, and Salish is a multimedia project with a music CD and a video documentary produced by…

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Borrachito

TJ Nelson February 14, 2012 No Comments

Sergio Pamies Borrachito (Bebyne Records, 2012) I’ve never asked a musician if the art of playing music is a real and solid physical force. I…

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Sabla Tolo III

Madanmohan Rao February 13, 2012 No Comments

Hossam Ramzy Sabla Tolo III (Arc Music, 2008) Number of tracks: 13 Duration: 51:43 minutes Prolific Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy has a string of successful…

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Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall

TJ Nelson February 10, 2012 No Comments

Caetano Veloso and David Byrne Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall (Nonesuch, 2012) A long time in coming Caetano Veloso and David…

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