Yat-Kha Aldyn Dashka – The Golden Cup (Yat-Kha Records) Yat-Kha is the latest project of Albert Kuvezin from Tuva, Siberia, who started his career in…
Yat-Kha
Category: Album reviews
Triny Gipsy Streams
Triny Gipsy Streams (Supraphon) Iveta Kováĉová, Dagmar Podkonická and Jana Ryšerová met at the Prague Conservatory, all interested in Roma (gypsy) musical heritage. According to…
Salif Keita – Moffou
Salif Keita Moffou (Universal Music 8527, 2002) From his days as featured singer with the Rail Band and Les Ambassadeurs through his high-profile solo career,…
Mamar Kassey – Alatoumi
Mamar Kassey Alatoumi (World Village 470003, 2002) Even if your global music collection is fairly extensive, chances are you don’t own a great deal of…
Tania Libertad – Costa Negra
Tania Libertad Costa Negra (World Village 468014, 2002) Peru’s Tania Libertad could be categorized alongside Susana Baca easily enough. Both women base their sound around…
A Spirited Elegance
Catriona McKay – Untitled (Glimster Records. GLIMCD 01) Fiddlers’ Bid – Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer ( Greentrax. CDTRAX218) When I first heard a fragment…
Drop The Debt : Various Artists
Various Artists – Drop the Debt (Wrasse Records : WRASS 095) Music allied to a cause can sometimes be a disappointing enterprise. Are a bunch…
Yair Dalal Releases Asmar
Yair Dalal Asmar (MagdaMGD039, 2002) Yair Dalal is one of the top instrumentalists in Israel. He is a master of the ud and violin. On…
Cristina Branco Releases Corpo Illuminado
Cristina Branco – Corpo Iluminado (Decca Records/Universal, 440 014 151 2, 2002) Cristina Branco is one of the finest new fado singers. Her prodigious voice…
Obo Addy
Obo Addy Wonche Bi (Alula Records Alu-1025, 2001) Obo Addy is a Ghanaian singer, percussionist, traditional spiritual healer, and a Wonche priest of the Ga…