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Category: Album reviews

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Olatunji’s Lasting Legacy

TJ Nelson June 21, 2009 No Comments Babatunde Olatunjipercussion

Babatunde Olatunji Olatunji! Drums of Passion: Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy, 2009) Celebrating the Nigerian drummer and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji, Columbia/Legacy has released the two-CD set Olatunji!…

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A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

Tom Orr June 20, 2009 No Comments

Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada Coconut Rock (ESL Music ESL151, 2009) This second collaboration between multi-instrumentalists and modern-day musical Renaissance Men Martin Perna and…

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Storm in the East

Tom Orr June 18, 2009 No Comments

Lily Storm If I Had a Key to the Dawn: Love Songs and Laments From Eastern Europe (Songbat Records SB701, 2009) It’s amazing how far…

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Song and Spirit

Tom Orr June 17, 2009 No Comments Inbar Bakal

Inbar Bakal Song of Songs (Electrophone Records, 2009) At only six songs and 26 minutes in length, this is a sampler and not an album.…

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Malian Whirlwind

TJ Nelson June 16, 2009 No Comments

Vieux Farka Touré Fondo (Six Degrees, 2009) Drinking deeply from the mystical Malian sound and the musical legacy of his father Ali Farka Touré, guitarist,…

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Draska Along the Way

Angel Romero June 16, 2009 No Comments

Draska Along the Way (Drasta Records, 2008) World music band Draska is based in Lisbon (Portugal). The band’s sound is based in West African traditions…

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Strongly Rooted in Tango Tradition

Angel Romero June 11, 2009 No Comments

Otros aires Vivo en Otros Aires (Galileo Music, 2009) While many musicians are attempting to create electronic tango combinations, very few manage to deliver music…

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The Roots of Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin Unveiled

TJ Nelson June 10, 2009 No Comments

Various Artists The Roots of Bob Dylan (Proper Records, 2009) and The Roots of Led Zeppelin (Proper Records, 2009) Fans interested in the roots of…

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Jamaican Drumming Explosion

Angel Romero June 9, 2009 No Comments

Larry McDonald Drumquestra (MCPR Music, 2009) Jamaican master percussionist and sideman Larry McDonald has released one of the best percussion recordings in recent months. The…

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Peyoti Inconformity

Jill Turner June 3, 2009 No Comments

Peyoti for President Rising Tide of Conformity (2009) Rising Tide of Conformity, the debut album from the [wiki:London] based band, Peyoti for President, delivers Protest…

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