Oliver Mtukudzi Nhava (Heads Up International HUCD 3102, 2005) Like many listeners, I was first captivated by the music of Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi when Putumayo…
Mtukudzi Bags One
Category: Album reviews
A Kurdish Star
Sivan Perwer Min Bêriya Te Kiriye (Daquí 332022, 2003) Very few recordings of Kurdish music are widely available outside the Middle East. This is one…
Africa End to End
Moh Alileche – North Africa’s Destiny? (Flag of Freedom Productions/City Hall Records FFP 004, 2004) Various Artists – Ancient Civilizations of Southern Africa (ARC Music…
Tibetan Narrative Music
Victor Chorobik is a multi-instrumentalist who creates evocative electronic atmospheres combined with acoustic instruments. The synthesizers are mixed with flutes, duduk, saxophones, clarinet, violin, viola…
Celtic Sounds from el Bierzo
Aira da Pedra – Arantigua (Armando Records ARD-057, 2004) The region of El Bierzo is lesser known than Galicia or Asturias, two Celtic regions in…
Mission Takes You on a Reggae Ride Through Time
Ever-G Mission part III (2005) Mission part III is the third album from Ever-G. The album takes you on a ride through time, with all…
A Continuum of Reggae
Gregory Isaacs – Gregory Isaacs Sings Dennis Brown (RAS Records 06076-89934-2, 2004) The Gladiators – Father and Sons (RAS Records 06076-89935-2, 2004) Various Artists –…
Klezmer goes Dutch
Nikitov Amulet (Chamsa Records, 2004) Music from the Jewish Diaspora, broadly known as Klezmer, has its roots in East & West European traditional music. The…
The Rich Legacy of Cuban Music
José Conde y Ola Fresca Ay! Que Rico (Pikiki Records, 2004) Cuban American composer and multi-instrumentalists José Conde explores the rich legacy of Cuban music…
Tribal Chants from the Dakotas
United Tribes, International Powwow Home of the Champions (Makoché MM0194D, 2004) Every year, drum groups from various American Indian nations in the Dakotas get together…