Azzddine – Massaft (Barraka El Farnatshi/Barbarity 023, 2004) Azzddine’s debut CD demonstrates the surge of creativity that is coming out from the Mediterranean region. Massaft…
Moroccan Grooves
Category: Album reviews
Lest We Forget
Nayim Alal – Nar (Nubenegra INN1117-2, 2003) Malabo Strit Band – M.S.B. (Nubenegra INN1116-2, 2003) Yeah, I know it’s nearly the end of 2004, but these…
Side by Side on the Map and in Song
Mariana Montalvo – Piel de Aceituna (World Village 468031, 2004) Tania Libertad – Negro Color (World Village 468032, 2004) It’s a pretty narrow strip of…
Saharawi Desert Blues
Nayim Alal Nar (Nubenegra INN1117-2, 2004) Thanks to Manuel Domínguez’s Nubenegra label, based in Madrid, Saharawi artists are starting to release their music on CD.…
The Finest Flamenco Guitarist from Granada
Emilio Maya Temple (Andalamusica, 2004) Emilio Maya is probably the finest Flamenco guitarist living in Granada (Spain) right now. Despite his last name, he is…
Kaushiki Chakrabarty, a Great New Voice in Indian Classical Music
Kaushiki Chakrabarty Pure (Sense World Music 047, 2004) Kaushiki Chakrabarty’s latest recording in Pure, on Sense World Music. The young Indian vocalist is regarded by…
Following in the Footsteps of Fela
Akoya – Introducing the Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble (Afrobomb Music [no number], 2004) Afrobeat, the percolating, politicized style constructed from some of the rougher edges of…
Recent and Retro Reggae Roundup
Steel Pulse – African Holocaust (RAS/Sanctuary 06076-89931-2, 2004) Horace Andy Meets Mad Professor – From The Roots (RAS/Sanctuary 06076-89932-2, 2004) Burning Spear – Creation Rebel:…
The Soul of the Apache Flute
Electronic Griots
Frederic Galliano & The African Divas Sacré Live (F Communications F199, 2004) French electronic music wiz and the African divas return with infectious dance grooves…