One of the most pleasant discoveries of 2006, thanks to social networking site myspace.com, is Berlin-based Russian multi-instrumentalist Vladiswar Nadishana. He has released several…
Vladiswar Nadishana’s Contemporary Tribal Sounds
Category: Album reviews
Call Him Ismael
Ismael Lo Senegal (Wrasse Records WRASS 183, 2006) I’d almost forgotten how good this guy is. Sure, Ismael Lo has released music since the last…
Ritualistic Swedish Beats
Hedningarna 1989-2003 (NorthSide) Hedningarna’s newest release promises to take listeners back in time, far back in time, when some of our ancestors lived in tribal…
World Music in Spanish 2006
This is the late 2006 roundup of world music recordings from the Spanish-speaking world: One of the most interesting Latin music recordings of the past…
Greco – Kurdish Fusion Music – "Raaz e Negah" by Ardeshir Kamkar and Matthaios Tsahourides
Ardeshir Kamkar and Matthaios Tsahourides Raaz e Negah (2004) It would be hard to imagine a more soulful, evocative music than the pairing of master…
"Leyli" – The Razbar Ensemble
Razbar Ensemble Leyli (Arion 2002) With pulsating, heartbeat-like rhythms and ethereal, haunting melodies, the Razbar Ensemble’s latest album “Leyli” masterfully captures the essence of ancient…
More Hot Sauce From the Hot Source
Africando Ketukuba (Stern’s Africa STCD 1103, 2006) In my snobbish opinion, the scantily-clad young woman on the cover of this CD should be astride a…
Electro Bamako
Mamani Keita & Marc Minelli Electro Bamako (Palm Pictures) As anyone can see from viewing this site or any publication geared towards world music, Malian…
Malian Roots Embracing Electronica
Issa Bagayogo Tassoumakan (Six Degrees Records) When I first encountered world electronica fusion, I felt at home with it. Then over the course of a…
A Beaten Path Between Africa and Haiti
Bonga and the Voudou Drums of Haiti – Ayiti Afrika (Bongamusic, 2006) Not to be confused with the legendary Angolan singer named Bonga, Gaston “Bonga”…