Tag Archives: world music

Various artists’ Folk and World Music Galore Vol 1

Posted on 30th July 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

Over the past couple of years I’ve greatly enjoyed reviewing a number of offerings from the German family of labels Nordic Notes and CPL-Music. Their releases cover a much greater variety than I am capable of covering (or even aware … Continue reading →

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An omnibus review of four CDs from Africa

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Diverse Voices

Badenya les Freres Coulibaly’s Seniwe Macire Sylla’s Maya Irafama Rasha’s Let Me Be Various artists’ Live from Oba Idemili & Nri! Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. When one invokes the term “World Music,” instantly the sounds of Africa come … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Wade in the Water Volume 1: African American Spirituals: The Concert Tradition

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Diverse Voices

Rebecca Swain wrote this review. I once read of Harriet Tubman, a famous African American who several times led American slaves to freedom, that she carried a gun with which to shoot anyone who tried to turn back once they … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ North African Groove

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Richard Condon

Here is another compilation from Putumayo, the world music specialists. This is contemporary popular music from North Africa and it illustrates remarkably well how totally global our, and everyone else’s, village now is. For while being unmistakably North African, the … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ The Rough Guides to the Music of Mali & Guinea, South African Jazz, and Master Fiddlers of Dagbon

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

As befits its size, history and incredibly diverse populations, Africa produces an amazing variety of music. These three discs give just a glimpse of the scope of that diversity, from traditional music created on gourd instruments, to Cuban, Brazilian and … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ The Rough Guide to Highlife

Posted on 27th July 2022 by David Kidney

Before Paul Simon broke out with Graceland in 1990, not many people outside of Ghana and Nigeria had heard of highlife music. Simon had been given a cassette of some highlife music, and mentioned it as an influence on that … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ The Rough Guides to the music of Senegal & Gambia, Marrabenta Mozambique, and Unwired: Africa

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Diverse Voices

Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. I always find it a tad embarrassing to listen to Rough Guides releases. I mean, I should really just get off my butt and track down the original releases, instead of relying on these … Continue reading →

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A Rough Guides omnibus review: Afro-Cuba, Lucky Dube, Nigeria & Ghana, and Haiti

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Diverse Voices

Various artists’ The Rough Guide to Afro-Cuba Lucky Dube’s The Rough Guide to Lucky Dube Various artists’ The Rough Guide to the Music of Nigeria & Ghana Various artists’ The Rough Guide to the Music of Haiti Jennifer Byrne wrote … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ The Rough Guides to the Music of Africa, and to Congolese Soukous

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Diverse Voices

Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. I’m thoroughly convinced that no one is entirely sure how many musical genres are floating around Africa right now. These two Rough Guides give a quick glance at some of the music of the … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Arabic Grooves: Rebel Music of Algeria: The Rough Guide to Raï

Posted on 27th July 2022 by Richard Condon

Raï is a music that took shape in Algeria – more particularly in the western cities of Relizane, Sidi Bel Abbès and above all the seaport of Oran – whence it found its way all over North Africa and thence … Continue reading →

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