Nii Tagoe – African Roots (ARC Music EUCD 1981, 2006) Shaman’s Dream – African Dream (Sounds True M1014D, 2006) Recordings based around African percussion are…
Drums and Dreams
Category: Album reviews
A Musical Balancing Act
Sara Tavares Balancê (Times Square Records TSQ-CD-9054, 2006) Let me first disclose that I haven’t the computer knowhow to type this album’s title with the…
Vem, Sacred songs from Armenia
Lucineh Hovanissian Vem, Sacred songs from Armenia (Studio SM /Abeille Musique) “VEM” means rock in Armenian. The name of the album concerns the site where…
Lila’s Cantina
Lila Downs La Cantina (Narada 09463-34248-2-1, 2006) Where her last two releases combined the confessional intimacy of Mexican folkloric music with global seasonings, Lila Downs‘…
Bicultural Songs
Michele Dominguez Greene Luna Roja (Appleseed Recordings APRCD 1095, 2006) The release, Luna Roja by bicultural singer- songwriter, Michele Dominguez Greene couldn’t have arrived at…
A Collection of Tango
First up is Carlos Libedinsky’s Narcotango. One can only assume the narco part of the title is in some way linked to the Mexican narco-corridos,…
All Roads Lead to Lagos
Various Artists – Lagos Chop Up (Honest Jon’s Records HJR CD15, 2005) Various Artists – Lagos All Routes (Honest Jon’s Records HJR CD17, 2005) Nigeria…
Gypsy Cool
Kal is a new hip Gypsy band from Serbia. This band is truly hot and reached the top of the European World Music Charts…
The New Alternative Latin and Reggaeton Sounds
Charanga Cakewalk’s latest recording, Chicano Zen, combines Mexican, Texan and American sounds, including cumbia, rancheras, son jarocho with neolounge electronic music and world sounds.…
Arabsolutes
Le Trio Joubran – Randana (Fairplay/Randana FP500, 2006) The Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble – The Songs of Sheikh Sayyed Darweesh: Soul of a People (Xauen…