Montreal's Soundway Records score with this gem-packed collection of rare tropical finds 23 tracks deep. Series compilers Roberto Gyemant an...
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Various Panama! 3 - Calypso Panameño, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Típica on the Isthmus 1960-'75 Published Mar 19, 2010 -
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CéU Vagarosa Published Dec 29, 2009São Paulo singer-songwriter CéU defies expectations from Vagarosa's first transition. By the unmistakeable plink of the cavaqu...
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Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer The Melody Of Rhythm - Triple Concerto & Music For Trio Published Dec 21, 2009Three masters of their own styles and compositions ― the incomparable Fleck on banjo; Hussain, the world's premiere tabla artist for d...
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The Idan Raichel Project Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON November 15 Published Nov 17, 2009Israeli producer and bandleader Idan Raichel last brought his well-polished ensemble to Toronto three years ago. At his latest concert, thou...
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Antonio Valdetaro e Grupo Letícia Published Nov 17, 2009Brazilian jazz guitarist Antonio Valdetaro, who has played since the '80s and has worked with Paulinho da Viola, tells his passionate Rio st...
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Yasmin Levy Mano Suave Published Nov 03, 2009Yasmin Levy's third album makes sizable leaps from 2005's La Juderia, allowing her dramatic voice to captivate via a range of rich flamenco...
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Staff Benda Bilili Très Très Fort Published Oct 26, 2009Most of Kinshasa's Staff Benda Bilili are street handicapés on heavy-duty custom tricycles who frequent the local zoological gardens,...
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Minus 8 Slow Motion Published Sep 22, 2009The early online buzz about this eighth album from Swiss producer Robert Jan Meyer (aka Minus 8) heralds a certain nu-jazz revival. While th...
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Heavyweight Dub Champion Rise of the Champion Nation Published Aug 31, 2009So what does this nation champion? Revolution through a dark, spiritual low end produced by an abundance of analog and digital effects, a ro...
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Falcao and Monashee Falcao and Monashee Published Aug 31, 2009Rodrigo Falcao (a Sao Pãulo percussionist) and Monashee Sun (a "BC psych-folk descendent") met in Vancouver in 2007 and a year later...
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DePedro DePedro Published Aug 14, 2009Known best to Western music fans as Calexico's touring guitarist, Spanish recording artist Jairo Zavala calls his first solo project DePedro...
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Kaya Project ...And So It Goes Published Jul 27, 2009The latest effort from UK-based world fusion/downtempo up-and-comers Seb Taylor and Natasha Chamberlain finds the duo intertwining the globa...
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Novalima Coba Coba Remixed Published Jul 27, 2009Since releasing Coba Coba last November, Novalima have been on fire with critics and global dance fans alike for their musical blend of Afro...
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Oumou Sangare Seya Published Jul 24, 2009Seya takes Oumou Sangaré's status as a leading global voice, most notably as an unrelenting social critic on the status of women in A...
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Baaba Maal Television Published Jul 14, 2009This album aims to nudge one of Africa's biggest stars into the North American consciousness. Maal mixes electronic elements with the welcom...
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Andre Hajj & Ensemble Instrumental Music from Lebanon - Amaken Published Jul 14, 2009Like ceremonial tea, Amaken, a showcase of traditional Middle Eastern arrangements and phrases, is best delved into wholly and attentively....
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Amadou & Mariam Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON June 4 Published Jun 05, 2009Thirty years after meeting at Bamako, Mali's Institute for the Blind, guitarist Amadou Bagayoko and singer Mariam Doumbia appear at complete...
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Delhi 2 Dublin Delhi 2 Dublin Published Jun 02, 2009Combine the Indian drums (tabla, dhol) and sitars of the subcontinent with driving Irish fiddles and toe-tapping Celtic progressions, keep t...
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Wet Cookies Soul Protection Published Jun 02, 2009Vienna-based soul jazz cats Wet Cookies return with Soul Protection, a platform for the heavy-hitting vocalists and session players assemble...
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Beto Villares Beto Villares Published Apr 20, 2009On his debut solo album, in-demand Brazilian producer Beto Villares — fans of Grammy-nominated CéU, who appears on two tracks h...