Lucky Dube – The Other Side (Heartbeat 11661-7770-2, 2003) Nasio – Living in the Positive (Higher Love Music, 2003) Mounia Sahara – I’ve Got A…
Everywhere You Want to Be
Category: Album reviews
Tango ’til you’re sore
Various Artists The Rough Guide to the Music of Argentina (World Music Network RGNET1119CD, 2004) When it comes to Latin music, tango ranks number one…
Songs of the sea & beyond
Aaron English All the Waters of the World (Independent release, 2004) Seattle-based world traveler and musician Aaron English brings his life experiences and poetic talent…
The Belgium/Brazil axis strikes again
Think of One – Chuva em po (LC MUSIC LCM100036 , 2004) Think of One’s David Bovée, Eric Morel, Tomas de Smet & Tobe Wouters…
The Chieftains Go Further Down the Old Plank Road
The Chieftains Further Down the Old Plank Road (Victor/BMG Music 82876-52897-2, 2003) Imagine just for a moment that Paddy, Seán, Kevin, Matt or Derek called…
Sweet Angola
Bonga – Kaxexe (Europe: Lusafrica 627325, 2003 / US: Times Square, 2004) Since the early 1970s, Bonga has been one of Angola’s biggest singing stars…
Diamonds in the rough
Tinariwen – Amassakoul (Independent Records IRL014, 2004) Carrying on from their much-lauded debut CD, released in the UK on Wayward Records, Amassakoul showcases this group…
Agatsuma Goes Beyond
Agatsuma – Beyond (Domo Records, 2004) Domo Records has been doing a great job introducing new Japanese music to international audiences. Agatsuma is a young Japanese…
Dove songs
And if the World (Suoni, 2002) Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2001) On March 1st, (2004) after I arrived home from…
Hitting all the right notes
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to African Rap (World Music Network RGNET1126CD, 2004) Like all hugely proliferating music forms, rap, in its many guises, all-too-often,…