Xavier Quijas Yxayotl Aztec Dances (Canyon Records CR-7045) Mexican-born flute player Xavier Quijas Yxayotl continues to tap into the ancient yet strangely refined sounds of…
New Old Sounds from Xavier Quijas Yxayotl
Category: Album reviews
Baka Beyond – A Celtic Heart With the Beat of an African Drum
Baka Beyond East to West (Narada World 72435-43725-2-0) It’s been a decade since Baka Beyond’s Spirit of the Forest, a landmark collaboration in which eclectic…
Africa-Pella by Alain Nkossi Konda
Alain Nkossi Konda Africa-Pella(Afrikool Music Productions–Germany, 2003) While there is plenty of folk roots music coming from the African continent, a multitude of African pop…
CD Review: Au-Dela Des Mots by Alan Stivell
Alan Stivell Au-Dela Des Mots (Disque Dreyfus FDM 36224-2, 2002) It is many years since Renaissance of the Celtic Harp brought Stivell’s work to my…
New Gypsy Music Releases- Different Approaches, Both Hit the Mark
Besh o Drom – Can’t Make Me! (Asphalt Tango Records CD-ATR 0203, 2003) Jony Iliev and Band – Ma Maren Ma (Asphalt Tango Records CD-ATR…
CD Review: Sinikka Langeland
Classic Dub Reissues Strip Reggae to the Roots
Augustus Pablo – Rockers Meets King Tubbys in a Fire House (Shanachie SH 45055, 2003) Ja-Man All Stars – In the Dub Zone (Blood and…
Reconfigured Burning Sky Should Still Score with Native American Music Fans
Burning Sky Spirits in the Wind (Canyon Records CR-7047, 2002) Pared down to the duo of Aaron White and Kelvin Mockingbird (both of whom are…
Baikouba Badji and Modibo Traore – Babu Casamance!
Baikouba Badji and Modibo Traore Babu Casamance! (Cafe Tilibo, 2003) Modibo Traore has a mission. Visit his website and you’ll notice an emphasis on leprosy…
CD Review: The Rough Guide to Ska
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Ska (World Music Network. RGNET 1083, 2003) There have been many introductions to this energetic music and there are…