The Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens The Best Of – The Township Idols (Wrasse Records Wrasss. 098) One of the things I most associate with the Queens, apart…
WOMAD USA 2003 officially cancelled
Citing "insurmountable visa issues" caused by world events, organizers of WOMAD USA officially cancelled the festival for 2003. "Given current world events, which is causing…
Live Releases by Masters of Roots Reggae
Burning Spear- Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2001 (Burning Music Productions BM 314, 2002) Culture- Live in Africa (RASCD 3270, 2002) Burning Spear and Culture…
Mestre Ambrosio’s European Tour
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Mestre Ambrosio, founders of Pernambuco’s new music groove will begin a spring European tour in April. Mestre Ambrósio masters a…
Instrumental Tangos Reissued and Remastered
Hamburg, Germany – Que Bonboncito is a recording of beautifully-restored tracks from 1929 to 1932. The album, released by Germany’s Danza y Movimento label, is…
Barahúnda – Al Sol de la Hierba
Barahúnda Al Sol de la Hierba (Nufolk, 2002) Barahúnda is part of a growing number of Madrid contemporary folk bands. The group draws most of…
XIII World Music Festival in León, Spain
León, Spain – The XIII Muestra de Nuevas Músicas will be held in the city of León. This world music festival, held in April, features…
The Maytones: Their Greatest Hits
The Maytones Their Greatest Hits (Heartbeat 11661-7575-2, 2002) For whatever reason–maybe because they didn’t sport dreadlocks or have a militant name–the Maytones tend to be…
South African Choral – Songs of the Alexandra Youth Choir
South African Choral Songs of the Alexandra Youth Choir (Naxos World 76025-2, 2002) Even in the darkest days of apartheid, some of the most defiantly…
Zouk: Rhythm of the Lesser Antilles
They are two small islands of that Caribbean Sea, reminiscent of lost paradises. Dreams of rum, white sand beaches and transparent waters, of available bodies…