Various artists – The Rough Guide to African Blues (2007) In recent years there has been a growing interest in finding the connections between American…
Ancestral Home of the Blues
Category: Album reviews
The Globalhead Drum Is the Power
Temple of Sound Globalhead (Namaste/Koch, 2007) Globalhead, the much anticipated new album by Temple of Sound head is finally out. The world beat collective includes…
Just Say Yes
Sí, Para Usted – The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Volume One (Waxing Deep Records WAX002, 2006) Sure, the whole Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon…
Ostrobothnian Traveler
Markku Lepistö Polku (Aito Records, 2006) Finnish accordion virtuoso Markku Lepistö shows a wide range of musical influences on his latest solo CD, Polku. The…
Oxfam Thinks Tango
Various Artists Think Global: Tango (World Music Network, 2007) British NGO Oxfam and World Music Network joined forces on Think Global Tango to show some…
Roots Samba From Bones Street
Juju Duarte >Da Rua Dos Ossos (Art Hurts Records, 2006) Da Rua Dos Ossos pays tribute to a legendary Brazilian singer, Juju Duarte. Producer Beston…
The Grass is Blue in Silver Spring
Dwight McCall Never Say Never Again (Rural rhythm Records, 2007) Bluegrass music is one of the world music genres that is native to the United…
Klezmer Wanderings
Roby Lakatos – Klezmer Karma (Avanti Classic, 2006) Budowitz – Budowitz Live (Golden Horn, 2007) Klezmer music has grown in popularity in Central Europe and…
Carla’s Vocal Artistry
Carla Hassett – Quero Saber (Paulista Records, 2006) Brazil seems to have an endless supply of great musicians. Carla Rigolin Hassett is yet another name…
Rachid Taha’s The Definitive Collection
Rachid Taha – The Definitive Collection (Wrasse 182, 2007) Hot on the heels of Diwan 2 and no doubt released to coincide with the now…