The most recent Flamenco-related recordings that have arrived to World Music Central show how far Flamenco music has evolved in the past decades. One of…
Flamenco Has Come a Long Way
Category: Album reviews
The Sounds of North Africa and Beyond
The rhythms and melodies of ancient Al-Andalus (Moorish Spain) are present in Latidos de Al-Andalus – Beats of Al-Andalus (Pneuma, 2005) by Eduardo Paniagua, David…
The Wind Cries Cody
Robert Tree Cody and Will Clipman Heart of the Wind (Canyon Records CR 7072, 2006) I first listened to this CD after returning home from…
The Ship is In: Traditional Songs from Europe and America
Author: Patty-Lynne Herlevi Oscar Brand Pie in the Sky & Other Folk Song Satires Ewan MacColl & A. L. Lloyd Blow Boys Blow (Songs of…
Round n’ Round We Go: Native American Round Dance Recordings
by Patty-Lynne Herlevi Northern Cree and Friends – Long Winter Nights (Round Dance Live!) Volume 5 Randy Wood with Will Clipman – My Heart and…
Seems Like Gold Times
Various Artists The Rough Guide to African Gold (World Music Network RGNET1173CD, 2006) A golden age is indeed what’s captured by the glorious sounds on…
Isthmus Presence
Various Artists Panama! Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus 1965-75 (Soundway Records SNDWCD007, 2006) My CD collection wasn’t previously blessed with music from Panama,…
Mercan Dede’s Haunting Breath
Mercan Dede Breath (Doublemoon DM033, 2006) During his first tour of the UK last summer, Mercan Dede disclosed (fRoots 266/267) that he was already working…
Gecko Turner’s Riotous Intermingling of Genres
Gecko Turner Guapapasea! (Quango, 2006) Every musician has an homage song or album in them where a style or musical influence is courted and seduced,…
Cesaria Evora breathes life into Rogamar with her passion
Cesaria Evora Rogamar (Lusafrica, 2006) Cape Verde’s Grammy award winning songstress Cesaria Evora has returned with her tenth CD Rogamar, (translated as “pray to the…