Welcome to my world music review section for the year 2008 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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Leci Brandao "Eu E O Samba" (Som Livre)
Leonardo Cioglia "Contos" (Quizamba Music)
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze "Sira" (ObliqSound)
Curumin "JapanPopShow" (Quannum)
Manze Dayila & The Nago Nation "Sole" (As Is Entertainment)
Juaneco Y Su Combo "Masters Of Chicha, v.1" (Barbes)
Omara Portuondo "Gracias" (World Village)
Sol Y Canto "Cada Dia Un Regalo" (MusicAmador)
Sir Victor Uwaifo "Guitar Boy Superstar 1970-1976" (Soundway)
Various Artists "SAMBISTAS" (Solid Air)
Various Artists "SOUL OF ANGOLA: 1965-1975" (BMG-France/Lusafrica)
Various Artists "SOUND OF THE WORLD PRESENTS: BEYOND THE HORIZON" (Warner Classics)
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Aracy De Almeida "Warner 30 Anos" (Warner)
Jorge Ben "Solta O Pavao" (Philips)
Luiz Bonfa "O Violao E O Samba" (Odeon)
Gal Costa "Gal" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Feufollet "Cow Island Hop" (Valcour)
Katerine "8eme Ciel" (Barclay)
Leleo "Maravilhas" (Acid Jazz)
Leonardo Paniagua "La Bachata Original" (Universal)
Alceu Valenca "Vivo!" (Som Livre)
Samba Meets Boogie Woogie "Samba Meets Boogie Woogie" (Adventure Music)
Various Artists "JAPANESE ROCKIN' PSYCHE & PUNK" (Toshiba-EMI)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: SESAME STREET PLAYGROUND" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "SAINT-GERMAINE-DES-PRES: 1926-1954" (Fremeaux)
Various Artists "TRIOS PODEROSOS EN 3 CD" (Sony)
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Cyro Baptista "Banquet Of The Spirits" (Tzadik)
Carla Bruni "Comme Si De Rien N'etait" (Naive)
Elizeth Cardoso & Cyro Monteiro "A Bossa Eterna De Elizeth E Cyro" (reissue) (Copacabana)
Curumin "JapanPopShow" (Adrenaline)
Archie Fisher "Windward Away" (Red House)
Celso Fonseca "The Leblon Sessions" (Six Degrees)
James Galway & Tiempo Libre "O'Reilly Street" (Sony-BMG)
Seckou Keita Quartet "The Silimbo Passage" (World Artventures)
Annbjorg Lien "Waltz With Me" (Compass)
Tito Puente "The Complete 78's, v.1: 1948-1955" (Universal)
Tito Puente "Live At The 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival" (Monterey Jazz)
Os Ritmistas "Os Ritmistas" (Dubas)
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko "Africa To Appalachia" (Self-Released)
Michalis Terzis/Various Artists "Best Greek Songs" (Arc Music)
Zuco 103 "After The Carnaval" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "BATANGA HISPANIC HERITAGE SAMPLER" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "BRAZIL CLASSICS AT 20: ANTI-AGING SOLUTIONS REVEALED" (Luaka Bop)
Various Artists "PAPAGAYO! THE SPANISH SUNSHINE POP COLLECTION" (Toytown)
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Natacha Atlas & The Makeeza Ensemble "Ana Hina" (World Village)
Jorge Ben "Jorge Ben: 1969" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Maria Bethania "...Canta Noel Rosa E Outras Raridades: 1965" (Sony-BMG)
Buika "Nina De Fuego" (Warner Music Latina)
Chiwoniso "Rebel Woman" (Cumbancha)
La Clave "La Clave" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Cordero "De Donde Eres" (Bloodshot)
Funkadesi "Yo Baba" (Self-Released)
Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider "Silent City" (World Village)
Sandrine Kiberlain "Manquait Plus Qu'a" (EMI-Virgin France)
Sandrine Kiberlain "Coupes Bien Net et Bien Carre" (EMI-Virgin France)
Catriona McKay "Starfish" (Compass)
Arsenio Rodriguez "El Alma De Cuba" (box set) (Tumbao)
Alexandra Roos "Huit Du Pique" (Naive)
Solas "For Love And Laughter" (Compass)
Beto Villares "Beto Villares" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "ABSOLUTELY IRISH" (Compass)
Various Artists "BATANGA HISPANIC HERITAGE SAMPLER" (Six Degrees, 2008)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: ACOUSTIC ARABIA" (Putumayo)
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Maria Bethania & Omara Portuondo "Omara Portuondo & Maria Bethania" (Biscoito Fino)
Cilibrinas Do Eden "Cilibrinas Do Eden" (Philips)
Clube Do Balanco "Swing & Samba-Rock" (Spin Music/MCD)
Fausto Delgado "Fausto Delgado Y Los Amigos" (Flex Media)
Fausto Delgado "Mojica En Puerto Rico: Latin Favorites" (Lata)
David Fanshawe/Various Artists "Chants From The Kingdom Of Tonga" (Arc Music)
Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats "Whiskers In The Jar" (Mage Records)
Benedito Lacerdo "Bene, O Flautista" (Maritaca)
Tom Lellis & Toninho Horta "Tonight" (Adventure Music)
Momo "A Estetica Do Rebisco" (Dubas)
Fernando Otero "Pagina De Buenos Aires" (Nonesuch)
Plena Libre "Plena Al Salsero: Live In Monterrey, Mexico" (GN Musica)
Sidestepper "The Buena Vibra Sound System" (Palm Pictures)
Tcheka "Lonji" (Times Square/Lusafrica)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS ACOUSTIC FRANCE" (Putumayo)
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Daoud & Saleh Al-Kuwaity "Masters Of Iraqi Music: Original Recordings Remastered" (Arc Music)
Breabach "The Big Spree" (Compass)
Hamilton De Holanda & Andre Mehmari "Continuous Friendship" (Adventure)
Dengue Fever "Venus On Earth" (M-80)
Helena "Bang! Dillinger Girl & Baby Face Nelson" (Sunnyside)
Kakande "Dununya" (Jumble)
Aidan O'Rourke "Sirius" (Compass)
Rupa & The April Fishes "Extraordinary Rendition" (Cumbancha)
Various Artists "BRAZILIAN BEATS" (boxset) (Mr. Bongo)
Various Artists "DUTCH RARE FOLK" (Food For Thought)
Various Artists "MAMBO A PARIS: 1949-1953" (Fremeaux)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: QUEBEC" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "SCOTTISH FOLK AT ITS BEST" (Arc Music)
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Badma Khanda Ensemble "Mongolian Music From Buryatia" (Arc Music)
Joe Barbieri "In Parole Povere" (Le Pop Muzik)
Mbilia Bel "Bel Canto: Best Of The Genidia Years: 1982-1987" (Stern's Africa)
Capercaillie "Roses And Tears" (Compass)
Chambao "Con Otro Aire" (Sony-BMG/Norte)
Toumani Diabate "The Mande Variations" (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
Mary Fettig "Brazilian Footprints" (F Major Records)
Kassin +2 "Futurismo" (Luaka Bop)
Claudius Linton "Roots Master" (Sun King)
Lydia Mendoza "The Best Of Lydia Mendoza" (Arhoolie)
Os Mutantes "Live At The Barbican Theatre" (Luaka Bop)
Niyaz "Nine Heavens" (Six Degrees)
Lisa Ono "Best"
Sonantes "Sonantes" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: AFRICAN PARTY" (Putumayo)
Various Artists PUTUMAYO PRESENTS CAFE CUBANO (Putumayo)
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Vashti Bunyan "Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind" (Dicristina Stair Builders)
Generoso Jimenez "Ritmo/Trombon Majadero" (Malanga Music)
Nic Jones "Game Set Match" (Topic)
Peru Negro "Zamba Malato" (Times Square)
Maria Rita "Meu Samba" (Universal)
Tabu Ley Rochereau "The Voice Of Lightness" (Sterns Africa)
Various Artists "BLACK MIRROR - REFLECTIONS IN GLOBAL MUSICS" (Dust-To-Digital)
Various Artists "LA FRANCE ET LE BEATLES, v.1-5" (Magic) (series)
Various Artists "UMALALI: THE GARIFUNA WOMEN'S PROJECT" (Cumbancha)
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African Virtuoses "The Classic Guinean Guitar Group" (Sterns)
Auktyon "Girls Sing" (Geometriya)
Celtic Fiddle Festival "Equinoxe" (Loftus)
Joao Gilberto "For Tokyo" (Universal-Japan)
Jovino Santos Neto "Alma Do Nordeste: Soul Of The Northwest" (Adventure Music)
Various Artists "COLOMBIA: THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCOS FUENTES" (Soundway)
Various Artists "NIGERIA SPECIAL" (Soundway)
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Jorge Ben "Recuerdos De Asuncion 443" (Som Livre)
Chico Buarque "Os Primeiros Anos" (Som Livre box set)
Cheb I Sabbah "Devotion" (Six Degrees)
Nat "King" Cole "A Mis Amigos" (Collector's Choice)
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill "Welcome Here Again" (Compass/Green Linnet)
Ojos De Brujo "Techari Live" (Six Degrees)
Steve Reid "Daxaar" (Domino)
Sacambaya "From The Heart Of South America" (Arc Music)
Son De La Frontera "Son De La Frontera" (World Village)
Son De La Frontera "Cal" (World Village)
Heidi Talbot "In Love & Light" (Compass)
Various Artists "THE ETHIOPIAN MILLENNIUM COLLECTION" (AIT)
Various Artists "HISTORIA DA ODEON: VOLUME 2" (EMI-Odeon)
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Alex Alvear "Equatorial" (Colorado Music)
Jorge Ben "Big Ben" (Philips-Japan)
Benjamin Biolay "Trash Yeye" (Virgin-France)
Fredda "Toutes Mes Aventures" (Le Pop Musik)
Grey Larsen & Cindy Kallet "Cross The Water" (Sleepy Creek)
Mozaik "Changing Trains" (Compass)
The Savoy Family Band "Turn Loose But Don't Let Go" (Arhoolie)
She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble "Sandanski's Chickens" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "AUTHENTICITE" (Stern's/Syllart)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: LATIN REGGAE" (Putumayo)
