Welcome to my world music review section for the year 2001 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.
Afel Bocoum "Alkibar" (Nonesuch)
Arte Mixto "Sin Chisme" (Ahi-Nama)
Sandy Denny "No More Sad Refrains" (A&M)
Candido Fabre "La Habana Quiere Guarachas Contigo" (Tumi)
Ghazal "Moon Rise Over The Silk Road" (Shanachie)
Kila "Lemonade And Buns" (Green Linnet)
Habib Koite "Baro" (Putumayo)
Kornog "Korong" (Green Linnet)
Wendo Kolosoy "Marie Louise" (Indigo)
Lalezar "Music Of The Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio" (Traditional Crossroads)
Manhattan Brothers "The Very Best Of... 1948-1959" (Stern's Africa)
Maraca "Descarga Total!" (Ahi-Nama)
Gopal Shankar Misra "Out Of Stillness" (Real World)
Toto La Momposina "Carmelina" (Indigo)
Cathal McConnell "Long Expectant Comes At Last" (Compass)
Youssou N'Dour "Joko" (Nonesuch)
Anders Norudde "Himself" (Northside)
Radio Tarifa "Cruzando El Rio" (Nonesuch)
Ravi "The Afro-Indian Project" (Arc Music)
Greg Ribot & Cumbia Del Norte "The International Conspiracy" (Cathexsis)
Kate Rusby "Sleepless" (Compass)
Anoushka Shankar "Anourag" (Angel)
Sharon Shannon "Sharon Shannon" (Compass)
Omar Sosa "Preitos" (Ota)
Tarika "Soul Makassar" (Triloka)
Ali Farka Toure "Radio Mali" (Nonesuch)
Pepe Vasquez "Ritmo De Negros" (Network)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: DOMINICA REPUBLICA" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "WOMEN OF REMBETICA" (Rounder)