Tavares Feels It
Sara Tavares Xinti (World Connection FQT-CD-1818, 2009) After summarizing her career up to that point on last year’s Alive in Lisboa CD/DVD set, Portugal’s Sara…
Hasn’t Skipped a Beat
The Rough Guide to Afrobeat Revolution (World Music Network RGNET 1222CD, 2009) Tony Allen – Secret Agent (World Circuit WCD082, 2009) I’m not a trend…
Walking Along the Cutting Edge
Abbas Premjee Elements (Fire Records, 2008) Elements, released in Pakistan in 2008, is the debut CD of composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Abbas Premjee. Exploring North…
Soul Satisfaction
Otis Redding The Best: See & Hear (Shout Factory, 2009) Shout Factory has released a two-disc set by Otis Redding, one of the influential legends…
Eleventh Annual Native American Music Awards Winners Announced
On Saturday October 3, 2009 the Eleventh Annual Native American Music Awards (N.A.M.A.) was held at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino in Niagara Falls…
Extraordinary Folktronica
Valravn Koder på snor (VME, 2009) Self described as Danish/Faorese folktronic, Koder på snor, the second release by the group Valravn, is a musical fantasy…
Vietnamese Ca tru singing Declared Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
The Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), identified Vietnamese Ca tru singing an…
Traditional Mongolian Music of the Tsuur Declared Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
The Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), identified the traditional music of the…
A Slice of Spain
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: España (Putumayo, 2009) Putumayo’s most recent release focuses on the music of Spain. The compilation’s producer has chosen to focus on…
The Rough Guide To Tango Revival
The Rough Guide to Tango Revival features new tango from the clubs and dance floors of Argentina and beyond, where the next generation of musicians…