Welcome to my world music review section for the year 2007 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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Sola Akingbola "Routes To Roots: Yoruba Drums From Nigeria" (Arc Music)
O Bando "O Bando" (Discos Mariposa reissue)
Jorge Ben "Forca Bruta" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Grada "Cloudy Day Navigation" (Compass)
Sol Hoopii "Sol Hoopii In Hollywood" (Grass Skirt)
Eileen Ivers "An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas" (Compass)
Konono No.1 "Live At Couleur Cafe" (Crammed Disc)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo "Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu" (Heads Up Africa)
Youssou N'Dour "Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take)" (Nonesuch)
Orquestra Imperial "Carnaval So Ano Que Vem" (Som Livre)
Las Rubias Del Norte "Panamericana" (Barbes)
Les Sans Culottes "Le Weekender" (VibraTone)
Jake Shimabukuro "My Life (EP)" (Hitchhike) Martin Simpson "Prodigal Son" (Compass)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS TANGO AROUND THE WORLD" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "20 WAYS TO FLOAT THROUGH WALLS" (Crammed Disc)
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17 Hippies "Heimlich" (Hipster)
Muiza Adnet "...Sings Moacir Santos" (Adventure Music)
Gaby Lita Bembo "Kita Mata ABC" (RetroAfric)
Los Gatos Salvajes "Complete Recordings" (No Fun)
Habib Koite "Afriki" (Cumbancha)
Mike Marshall/Darol Anger/Vasen "Mike Marshall & Darol Anger With Vasen" (Adventure Music)
Loreena McKennitt "Nights From The Alhambra" (Verve)
Clara Moreno "Meu Samba Torto" (Atracao/Compass)
Shahram Nazeri & Hafez Nazeri "The Passion Of Rumi" (Quarter Tone)
Patrick Street "On The Fly" (Loftus)
Puerto Plata "Mujer De Cabaret" (Iaso)
Henri Salvador "Reverence" (V2/Circular Moves)
Elza Soares "Beba-Me" (Biscoito Fino)
Taraf De Haidouks "Maskarada" (Crammed Disc)
Athena Tergis "A Letter Home" (Compass)
Yamato Ensemble "Japanese Music By Michio Miyagi, Vol. 1" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "BACHATA ROJA" (Iaso)
Various Artists "LA BELLE EPOQUE -- EMI'S FRENCH GIRLS: 1965-1968" (EMI)
Various Artists "BRAZILIAN BIG BANDS" (Fremeaux)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS ISRAEL" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS NEW ORLEANS BRASS BANDS" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS WORLD HITS" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "THE ROOTS OF CHICHA" (Barbes)
Various Artists "SONGS OF THE AFRICAN COAST" (Yarngo)
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Antonio Adolfo & Carol Saboya "Ao Vivo" (Kuarup)
Boca Do Rio "Boca Do Rio" (Vagabundo)
Ceu "Ceu" (Six Degrees)
Cindy Combs "Sunny Rain: Guitar Solos" (Dancing Cat)
Hamilton De Holanda "Intimo" (Adventure Music)
Ibrahim Ferrer "Mi Sueno" (Nonesuch/World Circuit)
Julie Fowlis "Cuilidh" (Spit & Polish)
Bebel Gilberto "Momentos" (Six Degrees)
Francoise Hardy "(Parentheses)" (Virgin)
Joyce "Passarinho Urbano" (reissue) (WEA/Continental)
Oliver Mtukudzi "Tsimba Itsoka" (Heads Up)
Cyril Pahinui "He'eia" (Dancing Cat)
Karine Polwart "Scribbled In Chalk" (Spit & Polish)
Rodrigo & Gabriela "Rodrigo y Gabriela" (ATO)
Ricardo Silveira "Outro Rio" (Adventure Music)
Socalled "Ghettoblaster" (JDub)
Waterson:Carthy "Holy Heathens And The Old Green Man" (Topic)
Various Artists "CASA EDISON E SEU TEMPO" (Biscoito Fino)
Various Artists "LE POP, v.4" (Le Pop Musik)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS LATIN JAZZ" (Putumayo, 2007)
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Bole 2 Harlem "Volume One" (Sounds Of The Mushroom)
Havana Carbo "Through A Window, Like A Dream" (Modl Music)
Contemporary America "Another Center" (Adventure Music)
Cubanismo "Greetings From Havana" (AIM)
Roberto Fonseca "Zamazu" (Enja/Justin Time)
Mariza "Concerto Em Lisboa" (Times Square)
Os Mutantes "A Arte De Os Mutantes" (Universal-Brasil)
Novos Baianos "E Ferro Na Boneca" (RGE)
Oojami "Boom Shinga Ling" (CIA)
Baluji Shrivastav "Shadow Of The Lotus: Classical Indian Ragas" (Arc Music)
Spanish Harlem Orchestra "United We Swing" (Six Degrees)
Turbo Tabla "The Belly And The Beat" (CIA)
Various Artists "JEWFACE" (Reboot Stereophonic)
Various Artists "LAGOS CHOP UP" (Honest Jon's Records)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO WORLD PARTY" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "TAMBURITZA!" (Arhoolie)
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Mario Adnet "Jobim Jazz" (Adventure Music)
Tony Allen "Lagos No Shaking" (Honest Jon's)
Zeca Baleiro "Raimundo Fagner & Zeca Baleiro" (Universal-Indie)
Keola Beamer "Ka Hiniki O Ka Hau" (Dancing Cat)
Maria Bethania "Viva Bethania!" (reissue series) (Universal)
Casa Das Maquinas "Casa Das Maquinas" (reissue) (Som Livre)
Ojos De Brujo "Techari" (Six Degrees)
Andy Palacio "Watina" (Cumbancha)
Som Nosso De Cada Dia "A Procura Da Essencia: Ao Vivo 1975-1976" (Editio Princeps)
Andy Statman "Awakening From Above" (Shefa)
Tinariwen "Aman Iman" (World Village)
Vieux Farka Toure "Vieux Farka Toure" (World Village)
Caetano Veloso "Ce" (Nonesuch)
Various Artists: "BRAZILIAN FUNK EXPERIENCE" (Nascente)
