Category: Album reviews

Neshama Carlebach Journey (Sameach Music NDS2004, 2004) Neshama Carlebach is the daughter of famous Jewish spiritual leader Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. One of his legacies is…

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Fra Fra Sound Kulembanban (Munich Records BV BMCD 443, 2004) Recording a tribute to a long-deceased man considered the father of Afro-Surinamese music isn’t likely…

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Various Artists The Rough Guide to the Music of Central Asia (World Music Network RGNET 1129 CD, 2005) The countries represented on this CD- Kazakhstan,…

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R. Carlos Nakai Quartet People of Peace (Canyon Records CR-7069, 2004) R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flute master, is one busy guy. He’s put out…

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Flor de Luna Xochimetzli: México, Mágico, Místico (0+ Music OP103, 2004) Flor de Luna (Moon Flower) is dedicated to the sounds of pre-Colombian Mexico. As…

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Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye – Gold (Motown/Universal Music, 2005) This new retrospective of Marvin Gaye, one of the finest Soul (also known as R&B) singers…

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Chico Pinheiro Meia-Noite Meio-Dia (Art Music/Sony Music 241-157, 2004) Brazil is a country where it is not difficult to find exceptional guitarists. Brazilian Chico Pinheiro…

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Boubacar Diebate My Family (Boubacar Diebate [no number], 2004) It’s got to be tough enough to be a Senegalese kora player and singer based in…

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Various Artists The Alan Lomax Collection – Spanish Recordings: Basque Country – Biscay & Guipuzcoa (Rounder Records, 2004) The Alan Lomax Collection – Spanish Recordings:…

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