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Category: Album reviews

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Disco d’Afrique

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

Kaleta Kaleta Jaa (Kaleta Music, 2003) West African rhythms mixed with thumping disco beats and lots of programming, sadly has become the latest trend. This…

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Colombia Goes African

Tom Orr July 29, 2003

Batata y Su Rumba Palenquera Radio Bakongo (Network 24.127, 2003) About 300 years ago, a group of escaped African slaves barricaded themselves in a safe…

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Music on the Fringe

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

Maraca Longe(Indies Records, 2003) When I first moved to Seattle in the late 80’s I found myself hanging out in arty dives where I immersed…

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Gnawa Njoum Experience

Angel Romero July 28, 2003

Gnawa Njoum Experience (No Fridge/Boom Ba Clash NOCD 097, 2003) Gnawa music from Morocco has attracted the attention of many musicians in the fields of…

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In a Beirut Mood

Angel Romero July 28, 2003

Jalilah’s Raks Sharki 6 In a Beirut Mood (Piranha CD-PIR788, 2003) This is a recording of Lebanese-style raks sharki music, better known as Oriental dance…

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Canta y Baila

Angel Romero July 27, 2003

La Susi Agua De Mayo (Muxxic, 2002) Ever since I heard my first flamenco guitar in college, my knees melt at the sound of a…

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The Indian Way

Angel Romero July 25, 2003

Joseph Fire Crow Legend of the Warrior (Makoche Recording Company, 2003) There seems to be no shortage of Native American flautists or a shortage of…

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Spoons and Fiddles

Angel Romero July 24, 2003

Le Vent du Nord Maudite Moisson [damned good harvest] (Borealis, 2003) Quebecois musician and dancer Benoit Bourque (Matapat) brought the traditional group Le Vent du…

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Review for The Music of Martinique

TJ Nelson July 23, 2003

Wapa Sakitanou The Music of Martinique (ARC Music 1790, 2003) Looking for something a little different? Say, Caribbean? ARC Music’s The Music of Martinique features…

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Wajdi Cherif : Acoustic Tunisian Jazz Album

admin July 22, 2003

Wajdi Cherif Phrygian Istikhbar (2003) Tunisian pianist and composer Wajdi Cherif released recently a new CD of acoustic Tunisian jazz recorded in Paris in autumn…

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