Global electronica musician Gaudí has taken the music of legendary Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and has added dub reggae beats. While Dub Qawwali…
Global Grooves and Dreamscapes 2007
Category: Album reviews
Salsa Evolutions
Some of the best Afro-Latin music in recent months is coming out of Venezuela on the Cacao label. Venezuelan vibraphonist Alfredo Naranjo combines Latin jazz…
2007 Brazilian Releases Available in North America
If you wonder what Seu Jorge was up to in the 1990s, check out Farofa Carioca’s fiery album Moro No Brasil (Universal Music Latino).…
Changuito Stirs Venezuela’s Musical Passions
Changuito Telegrafia sin Hilo (Cacao Music, 2007) Venezuela’s Cacao Música is one of the most impressive finds this year. One of the first CDs available…
Introspective Japan
Three heavy weights in Japanese music join forces on the CD On the Way [Michi Yuki] (2007). Virtuoso taiko drummer Kenny Endo, master percussionist Joji…
Heavyweight Lightness
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.…
Dominican Guitar Classics
Puerto Plata – Mujer de Cabaret (Iaso, 2007) Various Artists – Bachata Roja (Iaso, 2007) Iaso Records is releasing some of the most interesting music…
Wide Ranging India
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…
Swahili Coast Update
Zanzibara, Vol. 3 – Ujamaa: The 1960s Sound of Tanzania (Buda Musique 860142, 2007) Zanzibara, Vol. 4 – Bi Kidude: The Diva of Zanzibari Music…
Myriad Faces of Tango
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…