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Putumayo Presents: Jazz Around the World (Putumayo PUT 296-2, 2009) I can’t define jazz any more than I can define world music, so the many…
Fado Star Mariza and Friends to Perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall November 21
For one night only, Saturday, November 21 of 2009, fado icon Mariza returns to New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall, where she will be joined…
The Chicken Scratch of Cisco Band and the Joaquin Brothers
The Cisco Band and The Joaquin Brothers Popular Dance Music of the Natives of Southern Arizona (Canyon Records, 2009) This CD reissue combines the 1975…
The Tenth Annual San Francisco World Music Festival
The 2009 edition of the San Francisco World Music Festival will take place November 13-22. For a decade now, the San Francisco World Music Festival…
Markovic Brass Funk
Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar Devla (Piranha Musik, November 10, 2009) Few Eastern European brass bands can match the vitality and innovation of Serbian band…
Cuba’s Legendary Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro to Perform in Chicago in 2009
Sound Culture and Mateo Productions will host an exclusive evening with Cuba’s legendary and timeless son ensemble Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro, the Cuban son group…
In the Biguine-ing
Tumbélé: Biguine, Afro and Latin Sounds from the French Caribbean, 1963-1974 (Soundway SNDWCD017P, 2009) While the slickly produced sounds of zouk became wildly popular in…
A Wink to Quebec’s Musical Future
Le Vent du Nord La Part du Feu (Borealis Music, 2009) Canadian band Le Vent du Nord’s recording La Part du Feu is a winner.…
Gilberto Gil to Present The String Concert in Berlin
Renowned Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil will present The String Concert in Berlin on Saturday, November 21 of 2009 at 20:00 h at the Haus der…
Rich and Warm as the Finest Liqueur
Cesaria Evora Nha Sentimento (Lusafrica, 2009) With thousands of adoring fans, six Grammy Award winning recordings to her name and a voice as rich and…