Welcome to my "new records" World Music review section! My latest proclamations and some older critical fatwahs can be accessed by clicking around below. Tons of other record reviews and artist profiles can be found within the main World Music Guide, which highlights African, Asian, Brazilian, Celtic, Cuban, French and Hawaiian music, as well as many odd little surprises. The main index for these sections can be found by clicking on the link right here.
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Antonio Adolfo & Carol Saboya, Boca Do Rio, Ceu, Hamilton De Holanda, Ibrahim Ferrer, Bebel Gilberto, Francoise Hardy, Joyce, Karine Polwart, Rodrigo & Gabriela, Ricardo Silveira, Socalled, Various Artists: "LE POP 4", "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS LATIN JAZZ"
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Bole 2 Harlem, Havana Carbo, Contemporary America, Cubanismo, Roberto Fonseca, Mariza, Os Mutantes, Novos Baianos, Oojami, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Baluji Shrivastav, Turbo Tabla, Various Artists: "Jewface," "Lagos Chop Up," "Putumayo World Party," "Tamburitza!"
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Mario Adnet, Tony Allen, Zeca Baleiro & Raimundo Fagner, Keola Beamer, Maria Bethania, Casa Das Maquinas, Ojos De Brujo, Andy Palacio, Andy Statman, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Toure, Caetano Veloso, Various Artists: "BRAZILIAN FUNK EXPERIENCE"
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Apollo Nove, Blackbeard, Cubanoson, Hamilton De Holanda & Mike Marshall, Loreena McKennitt, Natalie McMaster, Marisa Monte, Michael O'Neill, Idan Raichel, Hossam Ramzy, Marta Topferova, Various Artists: "LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME," "NEVER THE SAME"
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Mario Adnet, Los Amigos Invisibles, Luiz Bonfa, Hamilton De Holanda, Seckou Keita, Lenine, John McSherry & Donal O'Connell, Fernanda Porto, Phillipe Baden Powell, Daniel Santiago, Ska Cubano, Solas, Techung, A Voz Do Morro, Various Artists: "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: ACOUSTIC AFRICA"
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Csokolom, Prince Diabate, Kad, Sao Paulo Underground, Son Sublime, Marcos Valle, Various Artists: PUTUMAYO PRESENTS MUSIC OF THE WINE LANDS
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Geraldo Azevedo & Alceu Valenca, Cabruera, Danilo Caymmi, Cheb i Sabbah, Hugo Diaz Trio, Lila Downs, Kal, Romica Puceanu & The Gore Brothers, Think Of One, Sam Ku West, Various Artists "YOUNG SCOTTISH PIPERS"
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Marcos Amorim, Ancient Future, Charles Lloyd/Zakir Hussain/Eric Harland, Tony Mola, Jovino Santos Neto, Novos Baianos, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Sara Tavares, Le Trio Joubran, Alceu Valenca, Marcos Valle, Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS TURKISH GROOVE"
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Asha Bhosle, The Chieftains, Danu, Soweto Gospel Choir, Various Artists: "DEVOTION: RELIGIOUS CHANTS FROM INDIA", "ORIGINAL IRISH TENORS: THE LEGENDARY VOICES OF CELTIC SONG", "WHAT THE SHITE: SHITE 'N' ONIONS, v.2", "WHISKEY IN THE JAR"
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Anga, Susan McKeown, Perez Prado, Samite, Nii Tagoe, Zemog, Various Artists: "CAYMMI: 90 ANOS -- MAR E TERRA"; "SAMBA"; "TROPICALIA: A BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION IN SOUND"
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Rachel Magoola, Karen Matheson, Michael McGoldrick, Plena Libre, Oleg Ponomarev, Julia Sarr & Patrice Larose, Sharon Shannon, Thandiswa, Trio Esperanca; Various Artists: "ASAP: THE AFROBEAT SUDAN AID PROJECT"; "ZIRIGUIBOOM: NOW SOUND OF BRAZIL 2"; "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: BRAZILIAN LOUNGE"
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Rogerio Duprat, Frank London, Motion Trio, Cathie Ryan, Savae, Silvinha, Ukulele Club Of Paris, Le Yeuxs Noirs; Various Artists: "AFRO BABY"...
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Carlinhos Brown, Lula Cortes & Ze Ramalho, Curumin, Great Big Sea, Winifred Horan & Mick McAuley, Jorane, Klezmer Juice, Baaba Maal, Souad Massi, Nous Non Plus, Ravi Shankar, Ion Petre Stoican, Vocal Baobab, Zarbang...
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Bantu, Andy Cummings, Follow Follow, Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle, Toninho Horta & Nicola Stilo... Various Artists: "Another World Is Possible", "Putumayo Presents Celtic Crossroads", "Putumayo Presents French Playground", "Sounds Of The World"...
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Amadou & Mariam, BiD, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Thalma De Freitas, Boris Kovacs & La Campanella, Old Blind Dogs, Kate Rusby, Jake Shimabukuro, Ciaran Tourish, Boubacar Traore, Zuco 103...
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Kiran Ahluwalia, Baka Beyond, Compay Segundo, John Doyle, Daniel Gonzaga, Tony MacManus & Alain Genty, Omara Portuondo, Ritmo y Canto, Seu Jorge, Shooglenifty, Various Artists: "THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE SAVAGES"
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Salma Al Assal, Fanfare Savale, Gnoua Brotherhood Of Marrakesh, Christopher Hedge, Antonio Carlos Jobim & Mario Adnet, Ananda Shankar, Various Artists: "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS ITALIAN CAFE"; "RIO BAILE FUNK"; "SON CUBANO NYC"
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Keren Ann, Waldemir Bastos, Carlinos Brown, Carla Bruni, Cheb i Sabbah, Coralie Clement, Joao Donato, Lura, Ali Farka Toure, Transglobal Underground, Various Artists "EARLY GUITAR MUSIC OF WEST AFRICA"; Various Artists "THE HISTORY OF SLACK KEY GUITAR"
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Altaf Gnawa Group, Bauls Of Bengal, Simon Dias, Celso Fonseca, Kasumai, Oliver Mtukudzi, Ismael Reinhardt, Sharon Shannon, O.K. Subramaniam, Super Uba, Various Artists "CAMBODIAN ROCKS, v.3"; Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS MALI"; Various Artists "STEELING 'ROUND THE WORLD"
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Branko Krsmanovic Group "Music Of Serbia & Montenegro"; Charanga Cakewalk "Loteria De La Cumbia Lounge"; Pedro Luis Ferrer "Rustico"; Jim Jensen & The Hawaiian Hotshots; The Klezmatics "Brother Moses Smote The Water"; Ana Moura "Guarda-Me A Vida Na Mao"; Ojos De Brujo "Remesclas De La Casa"; Rachid Taha "Tekitoi"; Savina Yannatou "Sumiglia"; Various Artists "ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA"; Various Artists "MUSIC OF SARDINIA"
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Brazilian Girls "Brazilian Girls"; Ensemble Al-Kindi "Les Derviches Tourneurs De Damas"; Ensemble Al-Kindi "Transe Soufie D'Alep"; Ladysmith Black Mambazo "No Boundaries"; Lo'Jo "Ce Soir La..."; Masters Of Persian Music "Faryad"; Orchestra Makassy "Legends Of East Africa"; Paris Combo "Motifs"; Chango Spasiuk "Tarefaro De Mis Pagos"
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Eva Ayllon "Leyenda Peruana"; Issa Bagayogo "Tassoumakan"; Batucadeiras De Rincon "Cap-Vert: Batuco De l'Ile De Santiago"; Marcel Khalife "Caress"; Kitka "Wintersongs"; Sandra Luna "Tango Varon"; Motion Trio "Pictures From The Street"; Ojos De Brujo "Bari"; Radio Tarifa "Fiebre"; Johan Christher Schutz "Passion"; Rokia Traore "Bowmboi"; Warsaw Village Band "People's Spring"; Various Artists "INDIA: THE GREATEST SONGS EVER"; Various Artists "RITMO AFRO-CUBANO"; Various Artists "WORLD 2004"
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Dzihan Kamien Orchestra "Live In Vienna"; Fula Flute "Fula Flute"; Ely Guerra "Sweet & Sour, Hot & Spicy"; Joji Hirota "Japanese Taiko"; Stephen Kent "Oil & Water"; N'faly Kouyate & Dunyakan "Kora Grooves From West Africa"; Maria Marquez "Princesa De La Naturaleza"; Youssou N'Dour "Egypt"; Gonzalo Rubalcaba "Paseo"; Tinariwen "Amassakoul"; Tummel "Klezmerised"; Various Artists "FESTIVAL IN THE DESERT" (DVD)
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Bebo & Cigala "Lagrimas Negras"; Sean Doyle "The Light And The Half-Light"; Ex-Centric Sound System "West Nile Funk"; Hidekazu Katoh & Richard Stagg "Masters Of The Shakuhachi"; The Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion "Classic Meets Cuba"; Miriam Makeba "Reflections"; The Outernationalists "Ethnomixicology"; Omara Portuondo "Flor De Amor"; Darko Rundek "Ruke: La Comedie Des Sens"; Les Sans Culottes "Fixation Orale"; Heidi Talbot "Distant Future"; Various Artists "MEXIQUE: LA HUASTECA - DANSES ET HUAPANGOS"; Various Artists "THE PULSE OF AFRICA"; Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: NUEVO LATINO"; Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: SAHARA LOUNGE"
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Abyssinia Infinite "Zion Roots"; Benjamin Biolay "Negatif"; Karan Casey "Distant Shore"; Daara J "Boomerang"; Dando Shaft "Anthology"; Danu "The Road Less Traveled"; Earth-Wheel-Sky-Band "Waltz Rromano"; Ensemble Ibn Arabi "Chants Soufis Arabo-Andalous"; Mahmoud Fadl "The Drummers Of The Nile In Town"; Kayhan Kalhor & Ali Akbar Moradi "In The Mirror Of The Sky"; Habib Koite & Bamada "Foly! Live Around The World"; Baaba Maal "The Best Of The Early Years"; Ustad Farida Mahwash "Radio Kaboul"; Miriam Makeba "The Best Of The Early Years"; Miriam Makeba "The Definitive Collection"; Boban I Marko "Balkan Brass Fest"; Juanito Marquez "Arrimate Pa'ca"; Dorothy Masuka "The Definitive Collection"; Pablo Milanes "The Definitive Pablo Milanes"; Tommy Peoples "Waiting For A Call"; Peru Negro "Sangre De Un Son"; Ravi "The Afro Brazilian Project"; Tino Rossi "Compositions: 1932-1950"; Gregori Schechter & The Wandering Few "Klezmer"; Solas "Another Day"; Idrissa Soumaoro "Kote"; Atahualpa Yupanqui "Piedra Y Camino: 1936/1947"; Atahualpa Yupanqui "Buenas Noches, Compatriotas"; Various Artists "AFRICA STRAIGHT AHEAD"
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Baka Beyond "East To West"; Dilon Djindi "Dilon"; Etoile De Dakar & Youssou N'Dour "Rough Guide To..."; David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 "United Front"; Jalilah's Raks Sharki 6 "In A Beirut Mood"; Mamani Keita & Marc Minelli "Electro Bamako"; Tania Libertad "Costa Negra"; Gary Lucas "The Edge Of Heaven"; Lunasa "Redwood"; John McCusker "Goodnight Ginger"; Nicolas Menheim & Le Super Sabador "Commandante Che Guevara"; Old Blind Dogs "The Gab O Mey"; Eddie Palmieri "Ritmo Caliente"; Kate Rusby "10"; Ryukyu Underground "Ryukyu Underground"; The Skatalites "From Paris With Love"; Tinariwen "The Radio Tsidas Sessions"; Wapa Sakitanou "The Music Of Martinique"; Zemog El Gallo Bueno "Zemog El Gallo Bueno"
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Alexandra Youth Choir "South African Choral"; The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble "The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble"; Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra "Talkatif"; Battlefield Band "Happy Daze"; Tarun Bhattacharya "The Art Of The Indian Santoor"; Bohola "Bohola"; Paul Brady "The Liberty Tapes"; Anouar Brahem "Le Pas Du Chat Noir"; Liz Carroll "Lake Effect"; The Chieftains "The Wide World Over"; Stella Chiweshe "Talking Mbira"; Danu "All Things Considered"; Roger Espinoza "Cafe Fuego"; Dick Gaughan "Outlaws And Dreamers"; Hassan Hakmoun "The Gift"; Andy Iona "Hawaiians In Hollywood"; Generoso Jimenez "Generoso Que Bueno Toca Usted"; Nic Jones "Unearthed"; Laito Jr. & Laito Sr. "Siempre Juntos"; Lo-Jo "Au Cabaret Sauvage"; Frank London "The Zmiros Project"; Tejendra Narayan Majumdar "Raga Ahiri"; Maraca "Tremenda Rumba!"; Masters Of Persian Music "Without You"; Stephan Micus "Desert Poems"; Oliver Mtukudzi "Vhunze Moto"; Eddie Palmieri "La Perfecta II"; Niamh Parsons "Heart's Desire"; Cesar Pedroso "Pupy, Y Los Que Son, Son"; Gino Sitson "Song Zin... Vocadelic Tales"; Son Sublime "Gran Reserva"; Tabla Beat Science "Live In San Francisco At Stern Grove"; Ziroq "Ziroq";
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Afel Bocoum "Alkibar"; Arte Mixto "Sin Chisme"; Sandy Denny "No More Sad Refrains"; Candido Fabre "La Habana Quiere Guarachas Contigo"; Ghazal "Moon Rise Over The Silk Road"; Kila "Lemonade and Buns"; Habib Koite "Baro"; Kornog "Korong"; Wendo Kolosoy "Marie Louise"; Lalezar "Music Of The Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio"; Manhattan Brothers "The Very Best Of... 1948-1959"; Maraca "Descarga Total!"; Gopal Shankar Misra "Out Of Stillness"; Toto La Momposina "Carmelina"; Cathal McConnell "Long Expectant Comes At Last"; Youssou N'Dour "Joko"; Anders Norudde "Himself"; Radio Tarifa "Cruzando El Rio"; Ravi "The Afro-Indian Project"; Greg Ribot & Cumbia Del Norte "The International Conspiracy"; Kate Rusby "Sleepless"; Anoushka Shankar "Anourag"; Sharon Shannon "Sharon Shannon"; Omar Sosa "Preitos"; Tarika "Soul Makassar"; Ali Farka Toure "Radio Mali"; Pepe Vasquez "Ritmo De Negros"; Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: DOMINICA REPUBLICA"; Various Artists "WOMEN OF REMBETICA"
