World Music - CD Reviews (427)
Sung in Spanish and filled with a fine style of Mexican folk themes, romance, and with a dash of Latin feel, this CD collection LOZANIAS is sure to attract a wide audience …
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Carlos Barbosa-Lima is known internationally as one of the finest jazz guitarists in the world, and in his CD release, NATALIA, he again shares with the listening audience …
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A blending of world music motifs with themes from India and modern jazz motifs makes ICON into a refreshingly original CD collection, one you will want for your world music…
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It is always a good moment to hear a new CD collection from Omar Sosa, for each one is unique and different, filled with fine jazz motifs blended with world music approache…
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It’s impossible to fit a comprehensive anthology of Mississippi Blues on one disc--and sure, there are whole traditions neglected here--but Putumayo proves again they ca…
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New York born saxophonist George Brooks has studied with noted saxophonist/arranger Frank Foster and at the New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with saxop…
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He’s boisterous, he makes you laugh, he enchants, he’s sly, he’s rude, and in the end he’s naif and a bittersweet loser. Punchinello is the soul of these people, who are ir…
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The mystical high priest of New Wave Avant-Klez jazz, Frank London, has released an album that defies phony political barriers and exposes solid musical commonalties among …
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The packaging of the new Klezmer Madness CD, The Twelve Tribes, combines the ancient symbols for each of the twelve tribes of Israel with a World Trade Center intact view o…
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This is probably this artists best album to date. On this album you can hear Ola at his very best yet. Ola is an all round artist not only does he write, he arranges and pr…
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There’s always a problem when dealing with mixed media. When combined, everything usually makes sense. When, however, the individual media components are viewed separately …
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The air filled with the intoxicating fragrance of flowering jasmine and roses.... so read the program notes in Joshua Simon’s "Living the Life at the North Sea Festival." T…
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This music is like no other, and it should be, as the instruments are like no other. Drummer/metalsmith Steve Hubback hand forged all the gongs, cymbals, chimes, and bells …
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Secretos de la Guitarra or ‘Secrets of the Guitar’ is the ninth album of Argentinian multi-instrumentalist and composer, Pedro Menendez. His music is a whirlwind of the inf…
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Knitting Factory productions tend to feature artists on the cusp of multiple genres, and Pharaoh's Daughter is no exception. The fare on Exile could be fairly descri…
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Once upon a time I thought (and still think) one of the finest, most unique recorded examples of African/Western music fusion is Lukas Ligeti’s superb Beta Foly - no…
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The Ansasa Trio consists of three young musicians from Slovenia, who combine Afro-Cuban, Balcan, Indian and Arabic music with the improvisational spirit of jazz to create a…
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The modern jazz master from Sardinia, saxophonist Enzo Favata attempts to unveil the sacred mystery of his homeland on this set featuring vocals and Simone Zanchini’s textu…
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This is an intriguing mix where trombonist Roswell Rudd traveled to Mali, Africa and combined his jazz trombone with traditional African music & musicians. His full, brassy…
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TURKISH BLEND will surprise and charm listeners with its fresh, innovative approach to world music themes which focus on gypsy jazz. Featuring Jonathan ("Jonny") Hepbir on …
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