Welcome to my world music review section for the year 2011 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 "Chora Baiao" (AAM)
Kiran Ahluwalia "Aam Zameen/Common Ground" (AIS)
John Doyle "Shadow And Light" (Compass)
Les Freres Jacques "Les Premiers Recitals: 1948-1959" (Fremeaux)
Georges Guetary "Anthologie: 1937-1960" (Fremeaux)
The Lijadu Sisters "Danger" (Knitting Factory)
Hossam Ramzy/Various Artists "Rock The Tabla" (Arc Music)
El Rego "El Rego" (Daptone)
Lucas Santtana "Sem Nostalgia" (Mais Um Discos)
Martin Simpson "Purpose + Grace" (Topic)
June Tabor & Oysterband "Ragged Kingdom" (Topic)
Various Artists "OI! A NOVA MUSICA BRASILEIRA" (Mais Um Discos)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS AFRICAN BEAT" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: CELTIC CHRISTMAS" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS LATIN BEAT" (Putumayo)
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Alexander Abreu y Havana D'Primavera "Haciendo Historia" (Ahi Nama)
Beoga "How To Tune A Fish" (Compass)
Carlinhos Brown "Diminuto" (Sony-Brasil)
Les Chauds Lapins "Amourettes" (Barbes)
Yamandu Costa & Hamilton De Holanda "Live!" (Adventure Music)
Carmen Cuesta "Mi Bossa Nova" (Tweety Records)
Dolores Duran "Os Anos Dourados De Dolores Duran" (Box Set) (EMI-Brasil)
The Jolly Boys "Great Expectation" (Entertainment One)
Genticorum "Nagez Rameurs" (Mad River Records)
Amjad Ali Khan & The Scottish Chamber Orchestra "Samagam" (World Village)
Marcelo D2 "...Canta Bezerra Da Silva" (EMI-Brazil)
Matuto "Matuto" (Self-released)
Paulo Moura "Alento" (Biscoito Fino)
Joao Nogueira "Espelho/Vem Quem Tem" (Biscoito Fino)
Roberto Ribeiro "Arrasta Pova/Roberto Ribeiro" (EMI)
Smoke Fairies "Through Low Light & Trees" (Year Seven Records)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: RUMBA, MAMBO, CHA-CHA-CHA" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "RED HOT AND RIO 2:" (Entertainment One)
Various Artists "LES ZAZOUS - SWING OBSESSION" (Fremeaux)
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Pink Martini "Yuuzuki" (2011)
Jorge Ben "O Bidu: Silencio No Brooklyn" (Artistas Unidos)
Vinicius Cantuaria & Bill Frisell "Lagrimas Mexicanas" (E1)
Gustodio Castelo "The Art Of The Portugese Fado Guitar" (Arc Music)
Deolinda "Dois Selos E Um Carimbo" (Four Quarters)
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas "Highlander's Farewell" (Culburnie)
Os Ipanemas "Que Beleza" (Far Out)
Atta Isaacs "The Legendary Innovative Slack Key Master" (Cord International)
Lazik "Far Fetched" (Self-released)
La Lupe "Puro Teatro: A Lady And Her Music" (Fania)
Aurelio Martinez "Laru Beya" (SubPop/Next Ambiance)
Nuriya "Tanita" (Musica Almaya)
Os Paralamas Do Sucesso "Brasil Afora" (EMI)
Hossam Ramzy & Phil Thornton "Egypt Unveiled" (Arc Music)
Marc Regnier "Radames Gnattali: Solo And Chamber Works For Guitar" (Dorian)
June Tabor "Ashore" (Topic)
T With The Maggies "T With The Maggies" (Compass)
Various Artists "C'EST CHIC! FRENCH GIRL SINGERS OF THE 1960s" (Ace)
Various Artists "LE POP, v.6" (Le Pop Musik)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: BOSSA NOVA AROUND THE WORLD" (Putumayo)
New To Me:
Pamelo Mounk'a "L'Essential" (Syllart)
George Sibanda "The Legendary George Sibanda: 1948-52" (SWP Records)
Super Cayor De Dakar "Embouteillage" (Popular African Music)
Various Artists "NEW ORLEANS FUNK: 1960-75" (Soul Jazz)
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Arnaldo Antunes "Ao Vivo La Em Casa" (Microservice)
Peter Bellamy "The Fox Jumps Over The Parson's Gate" (Topic)
Luka Bloom "Dreams In America" (Compass)
Vinicius Cantuaria "Samba Carioca" (Naive)
Amaro Da Souza/Haraldo De Oliveira "Saudades Do Brasil" (Arion reissue)
Jovino Santos Neto/Various Artists "Veja O Som/See The Sound" (Adventure Music)
Maddy Prior "Hooked On Glory" (Park)
Kate Rusby "Make The Light" (Pure)
Bridget St. John "A Pocketful Of Starlight: The Best Of Bridget St. John" (Cherry Red)
Semara Budava/Various Artists "Bali: Les Gamelans Disparus" (Fremeaux)
Septeto Tipico De Sones "Oye Mi Voz..." (Ahi Nama)
Ravi Shankar & George Harrison "Collaborations" (Rhino/Dark Horse)
Heidi Talbot "The Last Star" (Compass)
Richard Thompson "Dream Attic" (Shout Factory)
Marcos Valle "Estatica" (Far Out)
Various Artists "THE LOST CUBAN TRIOS OF CASA MARINA" (Ahi Nama)
Various Artists "SALSA WORLD SERIES, v.1: VENEZUELA" (Walboomers)
Various Artists "SALSA WORLD SERIES, v.2" (Walboomers)
New To Me:
The McPeake Family "Wild Mountain Thyme" (Topic)
Romane "Impair & Valse" (Fremeaux)
Scan Tester "I Never Played To Many Posh Dances" (Topic)
