The latest reggae and dub releases are a combination of reissues and new recordings. One of the essential reissues is the special edition of Bob…
Recent Reggae and Dub 2007 Releases
Category: Album reviews
Guitar Maestro Celebrates the Land of Sherry Wine
Paco Cepero Abolengo (Bujío, 2007) Flamenco guitarists are not very prolific so when one of the top performers releases an album, it is quite a…
The Kite Runner Soundtrack Distills the Sound that is Afghanistan
Composer: Alberto Iglesias The Kite Runner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music, 2007) Marc Forster, director of The Kite Runner, based on the…
Dead Can Dub
Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dub Qawwali (Six Degrees 657036 1137-2, 2007) Pakistan’s late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan may have specialized in the ecstasy-inducing…
Global Grooves and Dreamscapes 2007
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…
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.…