Aphrodesia – Shackrobeat Vol. 1 (Flatbed Lamborgini Records FLR808, 2003) Though they’ve been pegged as part of the current Afrobeat revival, San Francisco’s Aphrodesia go beyond that.…
Shacking Up
Tag: world fusion
Life in the Vas Lane
Vas – Feast of Silence (Narada 70876-18497-2-1, 2004) Vocalist Azam Ali and percussionist Greg Ellis began making music as Vas in 1995, both bringing to the…
Music For a Global Gathering
Hamsa Lila – Gathering One (BRG/In The Pocket BRG 1268 2424701262 2, 2003) If a good fusion band is one that knows how to combine the…
The Eyes Have It
Ojos de Brujo – Bari (Europe: La Fábrica de Colores/USA: World Village 468024, 2004) Flamenco ain’t what it used to be, and if the purists want…
It’s the Thought that Counts
Think Of One – Chuva Em Po (Zonk Records LCM 100036, 2004) After three album’s worth of cleverly mixing their eccentric Euro-jazz with Moroccan music, Belgium’s…
Agatsuma Goes Beyond
Agatsuma – Beyond (Domo Records, 2004) Domo Records has been doing a great job introducing new Japanese music to international audiences. Agatsuma is a young Japanese…
The Rough Guide To The Music Of Morocco
San Francisco, USA – World Music Network, the label behind the Rough Guide series, releases today The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco (RGNET1128CD).…
Face the Music
John Wubbenhorst and Facing East – Facing Beloved (Facing East Productions 03050541, 2003) A lot of fusion music has been based on and around the…
Digital Bled
Digital Bled – Caravana (Tinder Records) Digital Bled, led by Portugal’s DJ Joao Pedro Velosos mixes dub, funk, and hip hop tempos with musical styles…
3 from 6 Degrees Records
Karsh Kale – Redesign (Six Degrees, 2002) MIDIval PunditZ – MIDIval PunditZ (Six Degrees, 2002) dj Cheb i Sabbah – Krishna Lila (Six Degrees, 2002)…