South African Choral Songs of the Alexandra Youth Choir (Naxos World 76025-2, 2002) Even in the darkest days of apartheid, some of the most defiantly…
South African Choral – Songs of the Alexandra Youth Choir
Category: Album reviews
Reves D’Oasis – Desert Blues 2
Reves D’Oasis – Desert Blues 2 (Network 22.762, 2002) The first volume of this series, 1996’s Ambiances du Sahara, was a sprawling treasure chest of…
Nakai, Eaton, Clipman, Nawang
Nakai, Eaton, Clipman, Nawang In A Distant Place (Canyon Records) After several trial recordings together, R. Carlos Nakai and Nawang Khechog have succeeded in combining…
Pizzimenti, Antonio Paolo
Antonio Paolo Pizzimenti Atlante – Musiche dai Teatri (Dunya Records) The variety of themes, influences and musical arrangements is astounding in this collection of pieces…
Yat-Kha
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…
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…