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Category: Album reviews

Album reviews

Heavyweight Lightness

Tom Orr November 20, 2007

Tabu Ley Rochereau The Voice of Lightness (Stern’s Africa STCD3027-28, 2007) To call Congolese vocalist Tabu Ley Rochereau a legend doesn’t begin to cover it.…

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Dominican Guitar Classics

Angel Romero November 20, 2007

Puerto Plata – Mujer de Cabaret  (Iaso, 2007) Various Artists –  Bachata Roja (Iaso, 2007) Iaso Records is releasing some of the most interesting music…

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Wide Ranging India

Angel Romero November 19, 2007

I have compiled in this article several of the most interesting Indian or Indian-inspired CDs we have received at World Music Central. One of my…

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Swahili Coast Update

Tom Orr November 17, 2007

Zanzibara, Vol. 3 – Ujamaa: The 1960s Sound of Tanzania (Buda Musique 860142, 2007) Zanzibara, Vol. 4 – Bi Kidude: The Diva of Zanzibari Music…

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Myriad Faces of Tango

Angel Romero November 16, 2007

Three recent releases show very different aspects of Tango, the increasingly-popular musical style that came out of Argentina and Uruguay. Tango Bizarro Bizarre Tango comes…

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Steelpan Wonder Boy

Angel Romero November 15, 2007

Jamani Party with Jamani (2007) Jamani is a tthirteen-year old steelpan master who grew up in a musical family. His father is the well-known Mighty…

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American Indian Pow Wow Trails, Evocative Flutes and Harmonized Vocals

Angel Romero November 12, 2007

Pow Wow music is one of the most popular categories of Native American music. Tha Tribe is a group led by singer and songmaker Wayne…

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Hula and Slack Key Melodies of Hawaii

Angel Romero November 11, 2007

Hawaiian singer Keali’i Reichel has two new recordings. The most attractive is the double album Collection One – Kamahiwa. Here, on disc two, Reichel is…

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Visions of New Orleans

Angel Romero November 9, 2007

Two recent compilations are dedicated to the rich and influential musical traditions of New Orleans. Rounder Records has released a boxed set, City of Dreams,…

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Spicy Bhangra

TJ Nelson November 7, 2007

DJ Rekha Basement Bhangra (Koch Records, 2007) For Bhangra fans unable to attend New York’s monthly Basement Bhangra party at S.O.B.’s, DJ Rekha Presents Basement…

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