World Music - CD Reviews (427)
SPIRIT OF THE SEASON is one of the finest CD collections to date by Hiroshima. It is full of imagination, life, and vigor. This group performs great interpretations of Chri…
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There’s a captivating and enduring charisma heard on Reflections, the first release in four years from legendary South African musical treasure and Grammy Award winn…
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According to George Duke, what he loves about this group is its spirit of freedom creating music for music’s sake.Mundo Rides Again begins with a peppy beat infus…
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The impressive genius of composer-pianist Omar Sosa continues to unfold and develop in remarkable forms of musical expression. Such is highly evident in his MULATOS. A clas…
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David Sánchez tackles his largest and most complex project yet, one that brings together the resources of major-label funding, a European philharmonic orchestra, Sánchez’s …
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Starting with a Brazilian beat, this CD continues with a throbbing beat; a poly-techno rhythm; great for dancing.Described as fresh house grooves and down-tempo, the fir…
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Sondheim is definitely engraved into our lexicon of AmericanMusical Comedy. His new body of work 'Assassins' is an expansive effort, and he continues to gainfully reinvent …
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Oliver Mtukudzi is a singer/guitarist from Zimbabwe specializing in a style of known as Chimurenga, a fusion of tradition mbira (sometimes referred to as African thumb pian…
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For those of us who enjoy the gifted Miriam Makeba, this new release is a welcome delight! It is titled "Reflections," and it is truly that, a fine showcase CD for the grea…
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Caliente!-Laurel Zucker & Christopher Caliendo-World Music for Flute and Guitar is everything it advertises to be. Laurel Zucker is an amazing flutist that has made …
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Reflections allows Miriam Makeba the luxury finally to attain some inner peace and look back on a life well lived, although not easily lived. Makeba, now 72 years ol…
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This is the latest in a series of Metal Moves recordings by Iceland based percussionist/metalsmith Steve Hubback. This one features his working group with percussionists La…
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Throughout his long career in jazz, Abdullah Ibrahim has remained consistent, allowing his early experiences in the townships of South Africa to shape his music and thus es…
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For those jazz listeners who enjoy world music, jazz motifs, and meaningful compositions, Gaia Tribe's THE ENCHANTMENT will be a choice listening adventure. With vocals, an…
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Klezmer music is the Balkans and blues, ancient Jewish culture, prayer and history, spirit and jazz-all mixed together. Good klezmer, and the music inspired by it, demands …
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Respected among his peers as the premier living flamenco guitarist, Paco de Lucía has been rethinking his approach during the last five years since his last recording. Desp…
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Andy Narell has spent the past quarter-century exploring the subtleties and complexities of the steel pan and grafting them to the jazz idiom. He’s one of only a handful of…
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Where else would you go to hear tango but New York City? Well, Buenos Aires maybe. But the tango has become internationalized, as has jazz. You may be as likely to hear tan…
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You’ve got to hand it to Andy Narell. Instead of playing the steel pans as an adjunct to a full range of percussive instruments or confining them solely to calypso or the m…
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Taxi Chain has been an active part of the club scene in southern Ontario and the Toronto region for more than a decade. Grier Coppins, a veteran of Rare Air, …
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