Articles by Chris Wodskou

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  Various

  Into the Temposphere

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Two more compilations here from the highly prolific and often quite delightful Right Tempo franchise. A Milan-based speciality label tradin...

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  Compay Segundo

  Calle Salud

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Unless you’re cheered by the lofty sales figures and fortunes amassed by the phenomena du jour, there are precious few feel-good stor...

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  Francisco Aguabella

  Agua de Cuba

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 1999

  If textbook Afro-Cuban jazz is your taste, you can’t get much closer to the source than Francisco Aguabella, a highly influential percussio...

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  Vinicius Cantuaria

  Tucuma

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 1999

  His patron saints in his native Brazil include Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, and Arto Lindsay, Laurie Anderson and DJ Spooky numb...

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  Baaba Maal

  Live at the Royal Festival Hall

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 1999

  Over the past few years, Baaba Mal has gradually assumed the mantle of the voice in African music once worn by Youssou N’Dour, and Mal’s vo...

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  Various

  Freedom Blues: South African Jazz Under Apartheid

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 1999

  Township jive and the beat of Soweto has long been associated with the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, but it’s easy to over...

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  Various

  Studio One Showcase, Volume 1

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 1999

  As dub and dancehall have risen in influence and popularity, so, too, has interest in the legendary Jamaican label, Studio One, where so mu...