Category: Album reviews

Nigeria 70 – Sweet Times: Afro-Funk, Highlife & Juju from 1970s Lagos (Strut Records STRUT079CD, 2011) The third volume in Strut Records’ Nigeria 70 series…

C.J. Chenier Can’t Sit Down (World Village 468109, 2011) Zydeco accordion master C.J. Chenier is back with with an album titled Can’t Sit Down. Although…

Nation Beat Growing Stone (Barbès Records, 2011) Nation Beat is a band formed by musicians from the United states and Brazil. Their sound is a…

Talvin Singh Ha (Universal) This album again showcases UK-based Talvin Singh’s abilities to move between West and East, blending mixed percussive sound with Hindi devotional…

La Sonora Ponceña El gigante sureño (Codigo Music/Fania 463 950 8014-2, 2011) This two-CD set is an excellent introduction to one of the essential salsa…

José Conde Jose Conde (PiPiKi Records, 2011) Cuban-American singer-songwriter heads in new directions in his new album titled simply Jose Conde. While his previous album…

Bio Ritmo La Verdad (Electric Cowbell Records, 2011) Salsa band Bio Ritmo has become one of the hottest acts in the American tropical music field.…

Alash Ensemble Buura (CDBY, 2011) Okay, I just admit a little quirk of mine right here – I can’t help myself when it comes to…

Tinariwen Tassili (Anti, 2011) Anyone who has followed CD reviews for any length of time here at World Music Central knows that desert blues is…