Bang-Up Dibango
Manu Dibango The Rough Guide to Manu Dibango (World Music Network RGNET 1144 CD, 2004) For many, Cameroon’s Manu Dibango truly arrived with his massive…
Santaolalla Scores The Motorcycle Diaries with Latin American Melodies
New York City, USA – The soundtrack of The Motorcycle Diaries(eDGe/UMG Soundtracks) contains traditional Latin and contemporary melodies featuring original music composed and performed by…
Norwegian Voices
Arve Henriksen Chiaroscuro (Rune Grammofon RCD2037, 2004) Norwegian trumpeter and singer Henriksen has recorded some beautiful explorations of his two instruments, the trumpet in particular…
Malawian Artist Releases Echoes of dreams
Paris, France – Malawian singer Malia is back with her second album Echoes of dreams after Yellow Daffodils (Epic/Sony France). She is now releasing a…
The Fernando Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers in Mongolia
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – The Fernando Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers are now the first American Indian group to perform in Mongolia and they were…
North Africa meets Europe: Coastal Sounds
San Francisco, California, USA – The Rough Guide to Mediterranean Café Music explores an intricate web of musical links that has formed across the Mediterranean,…
Gentle Sound Of Argentina
Horacio Straijer Marimba y Bombo Legüero (Slam Productions CD 508, 2004) Percussionist Straijer calls this cd ‘music to sit and listen to’ which seems like…
José Menese and the Golden Age
Madrid, Spain – Boa Music has just recorded the grand show of the great flamenco singer José Menese to be called A mis soledades voy,…
Vinyl Go the Distance
Vinyl All the Way Live (In the Pocket Records VI450992, 2004) If their name suggests they’re something of a throwback to an earlier time of…
Cross-cultural Sounds from Reunion Island
René Lacaille is the musical embodiment of the unique Creole culture of the Indian Ocean island of Reunion Island (La Réunion), incorporating African, Indian, Madagascan…