New York City, USA – Zap Mama, the group led by Congolese singer Marie Daulne has a new album, Ancestry in Progress (Luaka Bop/V2). Daulne…
Zap Mama’s Ancestry in Progress
Category: New CDs
World Circuit Re-releases Ali Farka Toure’s ‘Red’ and ‘Green’ albums
London, UK – World Circuit has released the Red and Green albums by Malian musician Ali Farka Toure. Originally released on vinyl in 1984 and…
Afroz Banu Presents Thumri Recorded Live
Leicester, UK – Thumri (Sense World Music) is the title of Afroz Banu’s latest recording. Banu is known as one of India’s most popular exponents…
Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi Creates Original Score for House of Flying Daggers
New York City, USA – Japanese musician Shigeru Umebayashi has composed the music for House Of Flying Daggers, a Sony Pictures Classics release starring Zhang…
Creation Rebel By Roots Reggae Pioneer. Burning Spear
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Heartbeat Records has released Creation Rebel, which includes the earliest recordings from Grammy award-winner Burning Spear. It contains music recorded as…
On Christmas Night By Celtic Women’s Ensemble Cherish The Ladies
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Rounder Records has reelased On Christmas Night by Celtic women’s ensemble, Cherish The Ladies. On Christmas Night features a collection of…
Shrine, New CD by Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty
Leicester, UK – Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty’s latest CD is Shrine (Sense World Music). The live performance was held at the Queens Theatre in August 2003,…
Youngest Cuban Orchestra Presents its Debut Album
(Prensa Latina)Havana, Cuba – The youngest orchestra in Cuba -in case of doubt, its average age is 20 years old – Los Angeles de La…
Shikar, double CD by Bamboo Flute Master Hariprasad Chaurasia
Leicester, UK – Hariprasad Chaurasia, the bamboo flute master, has a new 2-CD set on the Sense World Music label entitled Shikar. The concert performance…
Senegal’s Daara J Hip Hop Sensation Debuts in the US
Bloomington, Indiana, USA – Senegalese rap crew, Daara J, is finally available in the United States as a domestic release. “Born in Africa, brought up…