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.…
At the Edge of Totally Addictive Salsa
Category: Album reviews
New Tuvan Directions
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…
Polished Desert Blues
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…
Essential Salsa Movie Our Latin Thing Remastered and Reissued in 3 Disc Set
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) 40th Anniversary Limited Edition (Fania, 2011) Fania Records has reissued the legendary salsa documentary Our Latin Thing on DVD. The…
Cadiz Essence
Tito Alcedo Janda (2010) Spanish guitarist is one of those excellent musicians that deserves more exposure. He was one of the pioneers of flamenco-rooted rock…
Majestic Haitian Roots
The Creole Choir of Cuba Tande-La (Real World, 2010/USA: 2011) The power packed Tande-La is a spiritual soaked, rip-roaring, riotous musical punch straight to the…
Versatile Celts
Battlefield Band Line-Up (Temple Records /Cadiz Music, 2011) At this time, Battlefield Band is undoubtedly one of the pillars of contemporary Scottish folk music. Although…
Stars of the Pow-Wow Circuit
The most interesting releases in the pow-wow world in recent months include albums by vital American and Canadian acts Tha Tribe, Pipestone, Bear Creek and…
Irish Purists They Are Not
Beoga How to Tune a Fish (Compass Records, 2011) With How to Tune a Fish, the band’s fourth album, Beoga demonstrates that they are a…
Mandolin Adventures
Mike Marshall An Adventure 1999-2009 (Adventure Music, 2010) Mandolin virtuoso Mike Marshall has spent the last two decades exploring the musics of the world with…