Various Artists Afro-Latin Party (Putumayo PUT 235-2, 2005) Lest anyone forget that Latin music has African rhythms at its core, there are plenty of recorded…
A Party in Two Worlds
Category: Album reviews
It Takes a Village
Warsaw Village Band Uprooting (World Village 468036, 2004) These three guys and three gals from Poland caused quite a stir with their previous album People’s…
Sweet and Seck
Dieneba Seck – The Truth [Tigne] (Stern’s Music STCD1099, 2005) In this year of 2005 Diénéba Seck releases her fourth solo album – nothing too strange…
Orchestral Canarian Folk
Juan Carlos Martín Guadá (Miltitrack Estudios, 2004) Composer Juan Carlos Martín creates a rich mosaic of sounds inspired by the folk music of the Canary…
Middle Eastern Soundscapes
Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Yair Dalal & Azam Ali One (Magda, 2003) Israeli Composer Yuval Ron put together a spectacular ensemble of Middle Eastern…
Catalan Mestizos
Cheb Balowski Potiner (Propaganda Pel Fet PGD030 CD, 2004) The number of mestizo (musical hybrids) bands in Spain keeps growing. Cheb Balowski is an inspired…
Benin There, Dug That
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo The Kings of Benin Urban Groove 1972-1980 (Soundway Records SNDWCD004, 2004) I’m so very glad there are people who seek out and…
The Gospel According to Klezmer
The Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson and Kathryn Farmer Brother Moses Smote the Water (Piranha CD-PIR1896, 2005) Sure, the Klezmatics could’ve made their first live album…
The Celtic Tradition Continues
Various Artists The Independence Suite (Celtic Crossings CC2004, 2004) Most recent Celtic music compilations focus on the contemporary artists. The Independence Suite takes a look…
Zuluman\’s new album
Zuluman No Bad Card ( 2005) This CD will appeal to listeners who enjoy modern roots and ragga and also those who like something unusual.…