Hugh Masekela – Jabulani (Razor & Tie / Listen 2, 2012) Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends (Razor & Tie / Listen 2, 2011) While one…
South African Vets in Good Form
Category: Album reviews
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La Bottine Souriante Appelation D’Origine Controlée (Borealis Records BCD 211, 2012) One of Quebec’s finest musical exports, La Bottine Souriante has a new recording titled…
Traditional Bachata Maestros
The Bachata Legends The Bachata Legends (iASO Records iASCD7, 2011) The iASO label continues its admirable traditional bachata rescue work with a new album titled…
Egypt Unveiled
Hossam Ramzy and Phil Thornton Egypt Unveiled (ARC Music, 2011) If I told you there was this CD out there by a couple of musicians…
Bending, blending and remaking Afro-Peruvian music
Novalima Karimba (ESL Music, 2012) Latin music fans can send up a collective wahoo because the Peruvian band Novalima’s latest is set to hit the…
Chamber World Music Revolution
The Musical Art Quintet Nuevo Chamber (Classical Revolution Records, 2012) Nuevo Chamber is a new album by San Francisco-based The Musical Art Quintet. The string…
Coimbra Fado
Coimbra Fado Verdes Anos (ARC Music) Verdes Anos present a beautiful album of Coimbra Fado, a genre of Fado originating in the city of Coimbra,…
Swinging Mandolin
Sierra Hull Daybreak (Compass Records, 2011) Young singer-songwriter and mandolinist Sierra Hull has become of the great sensations in contemporary bluegrass music. Daybreak
Heart of the Bitterroot
The Heart of the Bitterroot: Voices of Salish & Pend d’Oreille Women (ST4004, 2008) The Heart of the Bitterroot: Voices of Salish & Pend d’Oreille…
The inviting flavor of today’s Mexico
Lila Downs Pecados y Milagros (Sony Music Mexico, 2012) Now would be a good time to mark your calendar, set up some alert on your…