Montreal's Soundway Records score with this gem-packed collection of rare tropical finds 23 tracks deep. Series compilers Roberto Gyemant an...
Articles By Jonathan Rothman
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ReviewsVarious Panama! 3 - Calypso Panameño, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Típica on the Isthmus 1960-'75 Published Mar 19, 2010
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ReviewsCéU Vagarosa Published Dec 29, 2009
São Paulo singer-songwriter CéU defies expectations from Vagarosa's first transition. By the unmistakeable plink of the cavaqu...
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ReviewsBéla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer The Melody Of Rhythm - Triple Concerto & Music For Trio Published Dec 21, 2009
Three 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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ReviewsThe Idan Raichel Project Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON November 15 Published Nov 17, 2009
Israeli 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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ReviewsAntonio Valdetaro e Grupo Letícia Published Nov 17, 2009
Brazilian 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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ReviewsYasmin Levy Mano Suave Published Nov 03, 2009
Yasmin 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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ReviewsStaff Benda Bilili Très Très Fort Published Oct 26, 2009
Most of Kinshasa's Staff Benda Bilili are street handicapés on heavy-duty custom tricycles who frequent the local zoological gardens,...
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ReviewsMinus 8 Slow Motion Published Sep 22, 2009
The 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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ReviewsHeavyweight Dub Champion Rise of the Champion Nation Published Aug 31, 2009
So 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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ReviewsFalcao and Monashee Falcao and Monashee Published Aug 31, 2009
Rodrigo 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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ReviewsDePedro DePedro Published Aug 14, 2009
Known 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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ReviewsKaya Project ...And So It Goes Published Jul 27, 2009
The 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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ReviewsNovalima Coba Coba Remixed Published Jul 27, 2009
Since 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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ReviewsOumou Sangare Seya Published Jul 24, 2009
Seya 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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ReviewsBaaba Maal Television Published Jul 14, 2009
This 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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ReviewsAndre Hajj & Ensemble Instrumental Music from Lebanon - Amaken Published Jul 14, 2009
Like ceremonial tea, Amaken, a showcase of traditional Middle Eastern arrangements and phrases, is best delved into wholly and attentively....
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ReviewsAmadou & Mariam Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON June 4 Published Jun 05, 2009
Thirty 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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ReviewsDelhi 2 Dublin Delhi 2 Dublin Published Jun 02, 2009
Combine 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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ReviewsWet Cookies Soul Protection Published Jun 02, 2009
Vienna-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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ReviewsBeto Villares Beto Villares Published Apr 20, 2009
On his debut solo album, in-demand Brazilian producer Beto Villares — fans of Grammy-nominated CéU, who appears on two tracks h...