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…
Danish Musicians descend on Toronto for Superdanish
Toronto, Canada – The best of Danish World Music, Folk, Jazz and Electronica will be presented in Toronto as part of Superdanish: Newfangled Danish Culture…
Koralation
Mory Kante – Sabou (Riverboat/World Music Network TUGCD 1034, 2004) N’faly Kouyate and Dunyakan – Kora Grooves from West Africa (ARC Music EUCD 1892, 2004)…
Gitane Cajun – BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Beausoleil Gitane Cajun (Vanguard Records, 2004). CD Review by Susan Budig. Gitane Cajun pulls the listener to her feet, twirling like a true hummer, swinging…
Pipeline – Dermot Hyde & Tom Hake
Dermot Hyde & Tom Hake – Pipeline (REL/R2, 2003) It may sound redundant to call a CD “musical,” but I’ll try to explain. I’m a…
Flamenco Woman, Legends and Innovators
Madrid, Spain – Boa Music will be releasing Flamenco Woman at the end of September, an intimate and authentic image of women in the flamenco…
Rockin’ The Casbah
Rachid Taha – Tekitoi (Wrasse Records. WRASS126X, 2004) Although originating form Algeria, Rachid Taha has been adopted by France, even being described as a ‘French…
Eliseo Parra Keeps Busy with New Projects
Madrid, Spain – Spanish folk multi-instrumentalist Eliseo Parra has been keeping himself busy during the past few months, working on various projects, including his next…