Alison Krauss & Union Station Paper Airplane (Rounder, 2011) Paper Airplane reunites Alison Krauss, one of the finest voices in the American roots music scene,…
Krauss & Union Station at Their Best
Category: Album reviews
Best of Fado: Tribute to Amalia Rodrigues
Matilde Larguinho Best of Fado: Tribute to Amalia Rodrigues (ARC Music) This is a compilation of the most beautiful songs of Amália Rodrigues, known as…
Sitar Out of Genre
Jonathan Mayer Out of Genre (First Hand Records, FHR09, 2011) Sitar maestro Jonathan Mayer takes the sitar out of its comfort on his latest album…
Reggae Gold
Various Artists – Reggae Gold (Hip-O Records/Universal) This hefty double album packs 30 tracks of fine reggae music, especially from the early years of this…
Flamenco Mischief
Ricardo Diaz Travesuras (Blue Light Records, 2010) What do you do when you want to absorb the soul of flamenco, go to Jerez, of course.…
Music from the Coffee Lands
Music from the Coffee Lands (Putumayo) This compilation is a great mix of beverage tour and chillout music. As with related compilations such as Music…
Best of Hisham Abbas
Hisham Abbas Best of (EMI) Egyptian singer Hisham Abbas is probably best known for his hit song Nari Nari, part of which was shot in…
Recontra Locos Latinos
Pachanga Recontra Locos Latinos (Times Music) This is a high-energy reggaeton album featuring Puerto Rican group Pachanga. Their album Loco and single Close to You…
Round Dance Gifts
Randy Wood The Gift of Life: Round Dances & Songs of the Native Road (Canyon Records CR-6430, 2011) Cree singer-songwriter Randy Wood has a new…
Traore’s Finely Drawn Musical Map
Boubacar Traore Mali Denhou (Lusafrica, 2011) There must be something in the air of Mali in order to produce such extraordinary talents like Ali Farka…