Guitar Maestro Celebrates the Land of Sherry Wine
Paco Cepero Abolengo (Bujío, 2007) Flamenco guitarists are not very prolific so when one of the top performers releases an album, it is quite a…
Dee Dee Bridgewater Mixes with Mali
This article was published first in Mshale newspaper. After the superlative introduction by Dakota Jazz Club’s owner, Lowell Pickett, I expected a rich, preeminent performance…
Teachers from Singapore Floored by the Magic of Music & Dance of India
By Mrs Sarita Ahooja A team of 21 teachers from Singapore, headed by Mr.Goh Ek Piang, Principal Hougang Primary School and Ms. Ng Swee…
Teenage Fiddler Amanda Shaw Releases Pretty Runs Out
Seventeen year-old New Orleans-based fiddler and singer Amanda Shaw brings dazzling new energy to roots-based Louisiana music with her new CD Pretty Runs Out (Rounder…
The Kite Runner Soundtrack Distills the Sound that is Afghanistan
Composer: Alberto Iglesias The Kite Runner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music, 2007) Marc Forster, director of The Kite Runner, based on the…
Zhalman: African hip hop with an African message
The scars surely run deep into his psyche. As a young child, he watched his homeland of Liberia torn apart by civil war; his mother,…
Ky-Mani Marley Brings Reage to Rock Fans Opening for Van Halen
Los Angeles (California), USA – Ky-Mani Marley has been bringing rock audiences to their feet and earning rave reviews opening the news making Van Halen…
Marcel Khalife’s "Taqsim" Wins Prestigious L’Académie Charles Cros Award
Lebanese composer, ‘ud master and singer Marcel Khalife was awarded the 2007 Grand Prize of the prestigious L’Académie Charles Cros in the World Music Category.…
Dead Can Dub
Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dub Qawwali (Six Degrees 657036 1137-2, 2007) Pakistan’s late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan may have specialized in the ecstasy-inducing…
World Music Central’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2007
It’s that time of year again where we sift through all the CD reviews from the past year and give you our top picks, as…