Category: New CDs

Chinese musician and composer Guo Yue has released a new album titled White Jade Best known for his extraordinary collection of bamboo flutes, which resonate…

Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibawbaw, one of Ethiopia’s best-known singers, is releasing her latest album Mesgana Ethiopia on October 19th through MOD Technologies, the label founded by…

“Africa – 50 Years of Music” (Sterns Africa, 2010) is the most comprehensive compilation of African music ever achieved. The 18 volume boxed set collects…

Shirati Jazz was D.O. Misiani’s band and his music can be heard on a new album released by Stern’s, titled King of History. Without Daniel…

Lobi Traoré (1961-2010) was a renowned African guitarist, singer and songwriter based in Bamako (Mali). Shortly before he died, suddenly and unexpectedly in June 2010,…

For over a decade, Norwegian hornsman Karl Seglem has made expressing things that can not be put into words his goal. He may have come…

Richard Thompson, the brilliant guitarist and songwriter known, released his new album Dream Attic this month. The songs were recorded during a West Coast tour…

Barbès Records is releasing The Roots of Chicha 2, Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (1968-1981), which showcases 11 bands and 16 tracks recorded from 1968 to…

Afro Celt Sound System return with Capture, a career-spanning double CD, released by Real World on the 6th of September. Cherry-picked from the collective’s five…