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10
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The Planet Smashers
The Planet Smashers have a taste for both simple ska and elaborate libations.They celebrate their 10 ...
    - (221 hits) Label : Stomp Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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10,000 Shots
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Real McKenzies
The Real McKenzies are a ferocious Vancouver band who ‘play pedal-to-the –metal’ Scotch Rock. Their ...
    - (255 hits) Label : Fat Wreck Chords Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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20 Ways To Float Through Walls
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Various Artists
The global music media are prone to go on a bit about music’s ability to break down language boundar ...
    - (230 hits) Label : Crammed Discs Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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3am in Beats We Trust
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Sidestepper
On "3am: In Beats We Trust", the follow-up to the soul-shaking "More Grip", Richard Blair continues ...
    - (246 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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90 Millas
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan takes us on a different musical voyage … the ninety miles of open sea that separate C ...
    - (216 hits) Label : Sony BMG Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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A Foolproof Escape Plan
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Yoav
This is pop music filtered through a global lens. While the second album from the Israel-born, South ...
    - (94 hits) Label : Fontana Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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A Mad And Faithful Telling
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DeVotchKa
A fresh sound demands a fresh approach to music making. Nick Urata, one of the multi-talented member ...
    - (224 hits) Label : Anti Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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A Mystical Journey
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Edgar Muenala
One of the world’s most evocative musical instruments is the flauta de pan or wooden windpipes. Its ...
    - (197 hits) Label : NativoSound Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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A River So Wide
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Tillers Folly
It’s said that “life is short … but it’s wide!” On their sixth album called ‘A River So Wide’, Tille ...
    - (200 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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A Time & Place
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Julian Marley
Bob sure passed along some fine genes to his many offspring. I admit having trouble keeping up with ...
    - (204 hits) Label : Tuff Gong Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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A Town Called Addis
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Dub Colossus
Paleontologists figure the oldest link to human life on this planet may be in Ethiopia. As a matter ...
    - (295 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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A World Within A World
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Raul Midón
    - (205 hits) Label : Manhattan Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Album 4
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Rumba Calzada
One could assume that for Rumba Calzada, an album title is not as important as acknowledging this pa ...
    - (172 hits) Label : Warner Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Alegranza
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El Guincho
Music may travel at the speed of sound, but El Guincho can get you there even quicker. With an ingen ...
    - (256 hits) Label : XL Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Alex Cuba
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Alex Cuba
You get the sense that Alexis Puentes (a.k.a. Alex Cuba) can play anything that has strings and most ...
    - (256 hits) Label : Caracol Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Alignment
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Stone Row
We all feel better when all our ducks are in a row. There’s something very primal about alignment, e ...
    - (218 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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All Good Things
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Pacha Massive
The global music press is buzzing about Pacha Massive, a duo from the Bronx who know the value of on ...
    - (205 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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All In One
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Bebel Gilberto
It was a little odd receiving my copy of All In One on a crisp fall day, a little like getting a Chr ...
    - (232 hits) Label : Verve Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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All Rebel Rockers
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Michael Franti & Spearhead
Reggae has always loomed large in Spearhead's repertoire. To follow 2006's reactionary Yell Fire!, F ...
    - (174 hits) Label : Anti Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Amandala! Soundtrack
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Various Artists
You don't have to be Paul Simon to appreciate the beauty of South African four part harmony. A new m ...
    - (256 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Amar es Combatir
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Mana
When your band becomes synonymous with a particular style of music, it’s hard to change your stripes ...
    - (186 hits) Label : Warner Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Amatoria
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Federico Aubele
With his debut on ESL Records, Gran Hotel Buenos Aires, Federico Aubele made a distinctly personal a ...
    - (222 hits) Label : ESL Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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American Us
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Los Mocosos
- Little snot-noses are the future of America. The Mission District's Los Mocosos (literally ' the s ...
    - (197 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Andrea Echeverri
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Andrea Echeverri
New life brings fresh inspiration into the world. And, Colombian songwriter, Andrea Echeverri certai ...
    - (185 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Arular
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M.I.A.
M.I.A. is hard to miss these days as she tours North America’s stadiums with Gwen Stefani. But, her ...
    - (196 hits) Label : XL Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Asuncion
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Pacifika
There’s a new Spanish word for floating; Pacifika. Who knew that Vancouver could be home to a rock e ...
    - (250 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Atom Bomb
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The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Jubilee got its start in the 1930’s when black vocal quartets began to spring up on college campuses ...
    - (197 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Aventuriere Accidentelle
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Danielle Hebert
If she wasn't so gifted musically, Danielle would surely be writing Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels. The 'Cosm ...
    - (185 hits) Label : Dark Horse Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Bajofondo Tango Club
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Bajofondo Tango Club
Watching people dance the tango is like watching the epitome of class, but its beginnings were not s ...
    - (198 hits) Label : MRP Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Balagane
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Jeszcza Rez
Besides having a name which looks like a Scrabble winner, Jeszcze Raz has Yves Desrosiers as produce ...
    - (224 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Balancê
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Sara Tavares
Life is a balancing act for most of us. For Sara Tavares, a Cape Verdean living in Lisbon, Portugal, ...
    - (203 hits) Label : Times Square Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Bari
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Ojos de Brujo
The band are critical darlings but if you listen closely you'll hear the daggers coming out. Ojos de ...
    - (205 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Bembeya Jazz
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Bembeya Jazz
Vancouver fans of 2 time Juno Award winner, Alpha Yaya Diallo will hear something similar in Bembeya ...
    - (214 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Between Worlds
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Dharmakasa
Between Worlds is where you’ll find Dharmakasa, a band of uncommon invention. Between Worlds is also ...
    - (213 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Big Blue Ball
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Various Artists
When North America finally catches on to the fact that world beat is the popular music of the future ...
    - (294 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Blow Up
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Bomba Estereo
Nacional Records are mining one of the richest veins in contemporary global music today; the Latin A ...
    - (214 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Bon Reve
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Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
Nobody cooks Cajun like Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys. With each new release, the band fleshes ou ...
    - (195 hits) Label : Rounder Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Book Of Life
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I Wayne
The latest recording project from Jamaican roots singer, I Wayne took shape as his response to the m ...
    - (206 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Boomerang
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Daara J
As a music genre, hip hop is a juvenile, more accurately, it's still in its infancy. But Senegalese ...
    - (206 hits) Label : Wrasse Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Brazilian Girls
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Brazilian Girls
- Everything you've heard is true. Brazilian Girls are hot and sexy. We are talking about the band, ...
    - (218 hits) Label : Verve Forecast Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Buddy Where You Been?
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Compadres
What keeps world music a step ahead is the dialogue it encourages across barriers of language and cu ...
    - (207 hits) Label : Celtino Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Callithump
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Los Paperboys
Callithump is quite literally The Paperboys with all the bells and whistles. Within the well-chosen ...
    - (257 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Cansei De Ser Sexy
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CSS
With a population of eleven million and an area of over fifteen hundred square kilometers, Sao Paulo ...
    - (238 hits) Label : Sub Pop Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Carnabailito
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Gaby Kerpel
Congratulations to the Nonesuch label (the same people who brought us the Buena Vista albums) for re ...
    - (184 hits) Label : Nonesuch Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Carne Masada
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Hip Hop Hoodios
It’s an historic symbol of Jewish survival, and it’s a tasty beef taco filling. It’s Carne Masada, q ...
    - (284 hits) Label : Jazzheads Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Carnival Vol. II
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Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean has been collecting famous friends since striking out on his own from the Fugees in 1997 ...
    - (229 hits) Label : Sony BMG Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Carried To Dust
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Calexico
Some bands can immediately transport you to a time in music history. Calexico take us to an exact lo ...
    - (256 hits) Label : Quarterstick Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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CéU
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CéU
As one reviewer put it, “Samba has an old soul and a new voice.” Seldom has the global music media b ...
    - (199 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Charmed & Strange
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Yoav
Yoav uses every surface of the guitar to blur the lines between acoustic and electronic. Light music ...
    - (175 hits) Label : Field Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Choice Language
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Capercaille
There must come a point in a band's career (after they have long established an identity) where crea ...
    - (184 hits) Label : EMI Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Chor Bazaar
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Trickbaby
The most dynamic intersection in the global village is where South Asian tradition crosses Western p ...
    - (268 hits) Label : Chachaman Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Cinema
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The Cat Empire
Not a creature on earth knows how better to get comfortable than the cat. Never complacent mind you, ...
    - (49 hits) Label : EMI Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Cloudland
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Whitetree
Why is it that edible delicacies almost always imply ingesting something you would never, normally s ...
    - (256 hits) Label : Ponderosa Music & Art Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Coba Coba
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Novalima
There aren’t a great many world music journalists in the blogosphere. One link led to another recent ...
    - (269 hits) Label : Cumbancha Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Commercial
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Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles have enough of a sense of the ironic and satire to recognize the self-fulfilli ...
    - (310 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Comrade Ambassador
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Mumiy Troll
Remember the Monkeemobile? There couldn’t be anything cooler when I was a kid. Designer, Dean Jeffri ...
    - (364 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Congotronics 2 Buzz ‘N Rumble From the Urb’n Jungle
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Various Artists
Africa has been called the ‘dark continent’ but as Sir Bob Geldof put it recently, “it’s not a dark ...
    - (195 hits) Label : Crammed Discs Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Contra
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Vampire Weekend
It sounds like Vampire Weekend could use a vacation. Not that Contra, their long-anticipated sophomo ...
    - (128 hits) Label : XL Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Corridos Urbanos
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Nortec Collective presents Clorofila
Music marketers could make a case study of Nortec Collective. To better understand the band, it’s ne ...
    - (92 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Courage
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Randeesh
Vancouver worldbeat fans who still remember our early morning sessions on 96.1FM may also recall the ...
    - (190 hits) Label : Mountain Lion Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Crackle
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Eugene Ripper
A country’s folk traditions ultimately become its contribution to world music. World beat begins whe ...
    - (197 hits) Label : RIP 101 Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Departure Lounge Series – World Grooves, World Lounge, World Rhythms and World Love/ Whatever
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Various Artists
Chris Murphy is another pop music mogul who has moved from the mainstream (15 years steering INXS) t ...
    - (308 hits) Label : Petrol Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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DePedro
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Jairo Zavala
My global view began very specifically, as I’m sure it did for many North Americans, with my first l ...
    - (275 hits) Label : Nat Geo Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Desert Song
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Itamar Erez & The Adama Ensemble
Growing up in Tel Aviv, Itamar Erez had a central vantage point from where he could observe the comm ...
    - (185 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Desire, Heat & Spirit
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Doug Towle
Rumba Flamenca may have been defined by the Gipsy Kings but it’s a genre in development. It’s also a ...
    - (258 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Di Korpu Ku Alma
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Lura
Cape Verde is an archipelago, 300 miles of the coast of Senegal in Africa. Ten islands make up the c ...
    - (188 hits) Label : Escondida Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Diam
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Daby Toure
Peter Gabriel is blessed with the gift of introduction and global music fans are all the richer for ...
    - (186 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Diaspora
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The Ukrainians
For a British band that started mashing Ukrainian folk and post-punk in 1991, The Ukrainians have a ...
    - (217 hits) Label : Omnium Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Disko Partizani
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Shantel & The Bucovina Club Orkestar
So often we go in search of one thing and come back with something else entirely. German sound desig ...
    - (195 hits) Label : Crammed Discs Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Dive Deep
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Morcheeba
The world’s oceans have long held a fascination for Paul and Ross Godfrey, the brothers at the heart ...
    - (240 hits) Label : Ultra Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Djin Djin
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Angelique Kidjo
Angelique Kidjo is a petite performer with a grand musical vision. Her last three albums formed a tr ...
    - (196 hits) Label : Razor & Tie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Dno't Say It Mihgt Maen Somehitng
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Capade
Chatspeak is insidiously removing vowels from our vocabulary. It’s an interesting exercise. Write a ...
    - (449 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Dois Coracoes
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Fernanda Cunha
The wonderfully wacky worldwide web is really amazing. It allows you to make the most remarkable con ...
    - (200 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Donkey
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CSS
Sao Paulo’s CSS became an overnight sensation, not because their recording debut Cansei De Ser Se ...
    - (251 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Doolally
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Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies
My first listen to Tom-Tom from The Parish Notices, the 1998 quintessential album by Jez Lowe & The ...
    - (205 hits) Label : Tantobi Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Drop The Debt
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Various Artists
The distributor of 'Drop The Debt' thought I was just blowing sunshine when I told them I thought th ...
    - (215 hits) Label : World Village Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Dub Side Of The Moon
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Easy Star Allstars
Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ represents a crowning achievement in modern music. It’s still u ...
    - (190 hits) Label : Easy Star Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Eagle
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Mamer
As an impressionable kid growing up during the Cold War, I was rattled by television and magazine im ...
    - (129 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Eastern Energy
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Twelve Girls Band
There are concerts and then there are 'shows'. When I saw the Twelve Girls Band perform at the Moore ...
    - (195 hits) Label : EMI Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band
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Easy Star All-Stars
Producer Michael Goldwasser says “We’ve focused on re-envisioning concept albums as reggae and it’s ...
    - (149 hits) Label : Easy Star Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Eclectica (Episodes In Purple)
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Zaki Ibrahim
Keep your eyes on Zaki Ibrahim. Her fresh approach to neo soul may just be the future of the style. ...
    - (208 hits) Label : Red Ink Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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El Abayarde
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Tego Calderon
With his signature ‘fro and oversized sunglasses, Tego Calderon is winning over a new generation of ...
    - (193 hits) Label : Jiggeri Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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El Agua De La Vida
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Salsa Celtica
Traditional global sounds appear to be migratory, riding the trade winds to spring to life in the mo ...
    - (201 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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el-Existential
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Grupo Fantasma
el-Existential may induce a twinge of fear in arachnophobes with its black widow cover art and spide ...
    - (84 hits) Label : Nat Geo Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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En Este Camino
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Pistolera
The road has sharpened Pistolera's aim. Since the release of their debut, Siempre Hay Salida, this r ...
    - (234 hits) Label : Luchadora Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Endeavour
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Gráda
- At Celt In A Twist, we've been reeling since the day Grada's The Landing Step came in across the ...
    - (173 hits) Label : Compass Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Equalize
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Swami
Musically speaking, some of today’s most advanced global grooves come from the UK where the urban me ...
    - (214 hits) Label : Desirock/Cigale Ent. Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Escape From Dragon House
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Dengue Fever
Music’s strength is its ability to thrive and influence, even under the most extreme conditions. Dur ...
    - (170 hits) Label : M80 Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Espoir.Hope
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Ali Slimani
After a couple of exploratory years of trying to tap into global music for radio airplay, I happened ...
    - (200 hits) Label : La Java Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Essential
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Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
Along with his renowned band, The Dragonaires, Byron Lee pioneered the ‘tropical big band’ sound and ...
    - (189 hits) Label : VP Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Este Mundo
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Rupa & The April Fishes
It's painfully obvious to we mere mortals that some among us have emerged from the deep end of the g ...
    - (208 hits) Label : Cumbancha Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Ethnomixicology
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The Outernationalists
Afrocelts' founder/guitarist, Simon Emmerson has an enlightened vision of how multiculti mix and mat ...
    - (207 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Exile And The Kingdom
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Jeff Martin
For the past sixteen years, as singer and guitarist for The Tea Party, Jeff Martin has been weaving ...
    - (175 hits) Label : True North Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Fake No More
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La Cherga
Addressing a Reggae Symposium and Art Exhibition at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC, musicolo ...
    - (227 hits) Label : Asphalt Tango Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Family Time
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Ziggy Marley
Musicians are just like the rest of us. They grow old, start families and become insufferably consum ...
    - (179 hits) Label : Tuff Gong Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Fanyifan
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Aboubacar Camara & Doundounba
Aboubacar Camara is a man of many talents. In Vancouver, he's known primarily for training and perfo ...
    - (218 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Fast Paced World
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The Duhks
It’s a fast paced world but The Duhks seem to have a natural instinct to float above the commotion. ...
    - (158 hits) Label : Sugar Hill Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Fiesta Songs
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Senor Coconut
I don't want to hear any sanctamonious snorts about this.Truth is, Fiesta Songs by Senor Conconut an ...
    - (192 hits) Label : Emperor Norton Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Fire Away
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Ozomatli
On Fire Away, Ozomatli have pulled the trigger without a clear shot, and to continue the allusion, w ...
    - (24 hits) Label : Downtown Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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First O' The Darkenin'
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Chris Stout
First O' The Darkenin', the new solo album from Chris Stout, is what can transpire when one of these ...
    - (189 hits) Label : Greentrax Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Five Alarm Funk
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Five Alarm Funk
Big bands are back … not the Tommy Dorsey–style swing orchestras of the 30s and 40s but the horn-dri ...
    - (229 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Foley Room
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Amon Tobin
Since the mid-90’s, a Brazilian ex-pat living in the UK has been pioneering the sampler as a musical ...
    - (176 hits) Label : Ninja Tune Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Fondo
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Vieux Farka Toure
Fondo is only Vieux Farka Toure's second release but it already has the body and polish of a classi ...
    - (128 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Food In The Belly
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Xavier Rudd
It’s hard to concentrate on expanding your horizons with an empty stomach. Xavier Rudd has released ...
    - (178 hits) Label : Salt X. Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Gaagua (Longing)
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Elisete
As the experts struggle to find difficult solutions to complex global issues, the joy of sharing sim ...
    - (176 hits) Label : IMP Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Gangsta Blues
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Tanya Stephens
Tanya Stephens is motivated to make her mark in the male-dominated world of dancehall reggae. In her ...
    - (170 hits) Label : VP Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Gangsta For Life - The Symphony Of David Brooks
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Movado
Movado, the name of a high-end brand of Swiss watches is the Esperanto word for ‘movement’. It also ...
    - (183 hits) Label : VP Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Gente!
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SambaDa
The nexus where musics of all stripes converge, is the art form’s most exciting for fans of worldbe ...
    - (75 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Good Drying
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Roddy MacDonald
I first heard 'Good Drying' on Shooglenifty's 'A Whiskey Kiss', later by piper Gordon Duncan, later ...
    - (221 hits) Label : Greentrax Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Gor
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Gor
Some biblical scholars propose that Armenia was the site of the Garden of Eden. But, through wars, S ...
    - (177 hits) Label : Gor Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Grande Finale
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Magnifico
Slovenia is the perfect place to give birth to the last of the Balkan desperados. Nestled between th ...
    - (199 hits) Label : ARIH Debra Idelja Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Greatest Hits
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Todos Tus Muertos
The 90’s sparked an explosion in rock en espanol that brought fresh sounds from Latin alternative ba ...
    - (195 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Green Dress
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Wayne Lavallee
Ask Wayne Lavallee what he thinks about Led Zeppelin and watch his eyes light up. Like many North Am ...
    - (171 hits) Label : Arbor Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Grit
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Martyn Bennet
For me, one of the most anticipated albums of the past six months, 'Grit' by Martyn Bennett has not ...
    - (188 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Gypsy Brass Legends ‘The Story Of The Band '
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Fanfare Ciocarlia
World music’s most intriguing expressions occur at the crossroads between cultures. In the case of F ...
    - (180 hits) Label : Asphalt Tango Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Haoloto
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Te Vaka
Indigenous people of the earth share a special relationship with the land. In Pacifica, that bond ex ...
    - (156 hits) Label : Warm Earth Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Heligoland
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Massive Attack
From Massive Attack’s My Space page, “If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing slowly”. It’s an a ...
    - (85 hits) Label : EMI Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Hello Hello
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MIDIval PunditZ
The Indian Electronica movement wouldn’t have happened without guys like Karsh Kale, Talvin Singh an ...
    - (167 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Higher Level
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Fito Blanko
Like Dancehall before it, Reggaeton (pronounced: reggae-tone) is a growing wave of global flavored ...
    - (188 hits) Label : MRP Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Hiphopkhasene
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Solomon & Socalled
You may now kiss what you hold sacred goodbye. Hiphopkhasene is a Jewish wedding ceremony that busts ...
    - (165 hits) Label : World Village Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Hishou
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The Yoshida Brothers
There has been much debate in world music circles about whether contemporary fusions are diluting th ...
    - (183 hits) Label : Domo Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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History Of DJ Krush
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DJ Krush
DJ Krush has taken turntablism from the streets of Tokyo to the stages of the world. His latest acc ...
    - (191 hits) Label : Sony BMG Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Hollan Mauy! More Salt!
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Dalla
Nothing makes our spirit soar like stumbling on Celtic music from one of the 7 nations which, until ...
    - (169 hits) Label : Dalla Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Honeysuckle
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Souad Massi
Souad Massi’s music is as alluring as her looks. The Algerian singer is probably the best known in t ...
    - (169 hits) Label : Wrasse Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Hymns And Hers
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Oliver Schroer
We lost boundary-breaking fiddler Oliver Schroer to leukemia in July 2008. He got a late start on hi ...
    - (212 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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I Speak Fula
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Once trendsetters, always trendsetters; in 1986 Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman coalesced the Seat ...
    - (151 hits) Label : Next Ambiance Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Imidiwan: Companions
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Tinariwen
In the epic film, Lawrence Of Arabia, the protagonist is asked, "What is it about the desert, person ...
    - (135 hits) Label : Outside Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Imme
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Alpha Yaya Diallo
Global music artists are by nature citizens of the world so it should come as no surprise that one o ...
    - (102 hits) Label : Jericho Beach Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Impossible Broadcasting
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Transglobal Underground
The grand-daddies who pioneered global fusion, Trans Global Underground have just launched their six ...
    - (180 hits) Label : Triloka Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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In The Streets To Africa
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Richie Spice
In response to dancehall’s domination of modern reggae, Richie Spice is leading a movement to bring ...
    - (180 hits) Label : VP Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Indian Groove
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Dil Vog
Fans of the bhangra beat will be happy to know that Dal Hothi is back on the dhol. The two headed dr ...
    - (319 hits) Label : Indian Groove Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Infinity
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Warsaw Village Band
In the old sci-fi flicks you could easily dispatch a robot by asking it to do a computation that, we ...
    - (178 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Intercontinentals
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Bill Frisell
Sonic adventurer, jazz guitarist, Bill Frisell delves into the world of global sounds with a gorgeou ...
    - (204 hits) Label : Nonesuch Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Is It Rolling, Bob? Vol.1
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Various Artists
In 1965 Bob Dylan wrote an ode to a fallen debutante. His stinging chorus asked “How does it feel to ...
    - (196 hits) Label : Ras Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Island Life
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Yerba Buena
Yerba Buena’s master mind, Andres Levin laughs when he hears New Yorkers say they have to get away t ...
    - (171 hits) Label : Razor & Tie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Iwa
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Yanju
Technology changes the way music is made but it doesn’t change its message. Yanju is a Nigerian arti ...
    - (193 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Jah Is Real
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Burning Spear
Reggae fans should get to know Burning Spear through his new album, Jah is Real. Because, according ...
    - (220 hits) Label : Burning Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Kalashnik Love
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Speed Caravan
World music scores points for speaking to the universality of humankind. But we aren’t always the wo ...
    - (132 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Kamanala
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Tambura Rasa
A musical journey begins with a single note. Four years and many notes later, Tambura Rasa’s culture ...
    - (168 hits) Label : Tambura Rasa Prod. Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Koonyum Sun
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Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd and Iron Man have a lot in common. Sure, Tony Stark would never neglect to wear shoes to ...
    - (83 hits) Label : Salt X. Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Kulcha Nation
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Mihirangi
Mihirangi Mee-hee-rung-ee is a beautiful performer who is putting her own spin on the singer, songwr ...
    - (205 hits) Label : Black Market Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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La Radiolina
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Manu Chao
Manu Chao is the consummate global citizen and a poster boy for today’s revolution in world beat, ye ...
    - (170 hits) Label : Anti Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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La Raiz
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Radio Mundial
Every once in a long while a band comes along which nails it to floor.'World Radio' was formed in Ne ...
    - (185 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Lefty Singer
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Andrew McPherson
Ball clubs know, when you want to serve up something challenging, throw in a south paw. Andrew McPhe ...
    - (365 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Lero-Lero
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Luisa Maita
The appeal of this album begins with the graphics and continues on the disc inside. Luisa Maita shoo ...
    - (89 hits) Label : Cumbancha Discovery Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Let It Sing
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Mikey Power
Keep your eyes and ears on this one. Mikey may just turn out to be Canada's biggest contribution to ...
    - (180 hits) Label : Umana/Universal Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Lhasa
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Lhasa
I was overtaken by an eery sense the weekend after New Years when I thumbed through the local broads ...
    - (129 hits) Label : Nettwerk Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Light
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Matisyahu
The story of Matthew Miller, hippie and rabid Phish follower, turned Hasidic Jew and roots rasta toa ...
    - (164 hits) Label : Epic Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Live DVD + CD
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Champion et ses G-Strings
Brian Tracy, a Canadian–born motivational speaker is quoted as saying, "All successful people are b ...
    - (165 hits) Label : Saboteur Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Local Ground
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Altan
Celtic music has covered a lot of ground in the last decade. As with the Celts themselves, this musi ...
    - (188 hits) Label : Narada Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge
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Charanga Cakewalk
The Cakewalk originated among southern plantation slave workers in the eighteen hundreds. The dance ...
    - (192 hits) Label : Triloka Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Love & Hate
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Aventura
Before considering the music of Aventura (apparently the most successful independent Latin band in t ...
    - (171 hits) Label : MRP Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Love Is My Religion
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Ziggy Marley
Bob Marley’s first born has become a master songsmith in his own right. And, like his father, Ziggy ...
    - (174 hits) Label : Tuff Gong Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Love Supreme
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Asha Bhosle
If you’ve ever had the joy of watching a classic Bollywood movie, you’ve no doubt been charmed by th ...
    - (171 hits) Label : Times Square Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Low Culture
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Jim Moray
The young man who has turned English folk music on its ear is back to take us for a few more spins. ...
    - (235 hits) Label : NIBL Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Lunatico
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Gotan Project
Paris is crazy for tango. Maybe that’s one reason why the French collective, Gotan Project named the ...
    - (189 hits) Label : Ya Basta!) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Master View
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Hexstatic
This DVD/ CD tour de force takes its concept from those wonderful old viewmasters while it takes the ...
    - (154 hits) Label : Ninja Tune Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Meeting Of The Minds
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Eric Bobo
I love debut albums. Technically, they may not represent the artist's best work but they do reveal t ...
    - (272 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Mi Nina Lola
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Buika
Concha Buika was born in Palma de Mallorca, surrounded by a rich diversity of Spanish sounds. Her pa ...
    - (162 hits) Label : Warner Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Mind Control
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Stephen Marley
Bob Marley’s second son, Stephen has been the mastermind behind his brothers’ distinctive sound, pro ...
    - (188 hits) Label : Tuff Gong Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Mind How You Go
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Skye
The enchanting voice behind Morcheeba is back in business with sparkling new solo album. Morcheeba s ...
    - (207 hits) Label : Warner Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Mission Of Music
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Gokh-Bi System
For 20 years or more, North American hip hop has been finding its way into Africa on radio, cassette ...
    - (190 hits) Label : A Round World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Modular
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The Pinker Tones
I’ll be blunt, commercial radio programmers (even those who program supposed ‘alternative stations’) ...
    - (56 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Mouse Gone Wild
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Eeek-A-Mouse
How does a Jamaican roots singer named Ripton Hilton become a one-of-a-kind dancehall toaster known ...
    - (162 hits) Label : Ras Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Mujer De Cabaret
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Puerto Plata
With the abundance of great global fusions it's easy to forget one of world music's most important r ...
    - (183 hits) Label : iASO Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Mylene
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Mylene
This album was nearly missed by me, flying in under the radar at the last minute while I was tallyin ...
    - (174 hits) Label : Ryko Distribution Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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M’bemba
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Salif Keita
Yesterday’s suspicions and an out of date caste system forced Salif Keita to leave Mali to forge a m ...
    - (185 hits) Label : EMI Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Nacao Zumbi
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Nacao Zumbi
Why is it exactly that new music innovators are often cut down in their prime? Jimmy Hendrix was jus ...
    - (156 hits) Label : Trama Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Nice
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Puffy AmiYumi
Watch out world! Puffy AmiYumi is poised for global domination. And we’re not talking about some vid ...
    - (177 hits) Label : Epic Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Nightbook
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Ludovico Einaudi
The piano’s voice rings the same whether toyed with by unskilled fingers or finessed by the touch of ...
    - (145 hits) Label : Ponderosa Music & Art Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Nuages de Monde
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Delerium
For twenty years, Delerium have been creating imaginary soundscapes, where the world’s most beautifu ...
    - (161 hits) Label : Nettwerk Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Old, New, Borrowed & Green
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The Electrics
Ah, it's refreshing to see an album title reflective of its ingredients! No allusions or metaphor he ...
    - (166 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Onda
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Fiamma Fumana
The good book says, “A prophet will always be held in honour except in his own hometown.” Fiamma Fum ...
    - (165 hits) Label : Omnium Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Opa Hey!
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Kottarashky
Music is such a personal expression that it can reflect many different aspects of an artist’s life. ...
    - (205 hits) Label : Asphalt Tango Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Oro
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Choc Quib Town
Whichever way the wind blows, there, in your search for exceptional music you will surely find gold. ...
    - (150 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Overrated
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Mudmen
Masquerades have long provided a ritual tie to the roots of Mexican culture, so it’s no wonder that ...
    - (168 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Oyaya!
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Angelique Kidjo
Sequels are so passé. Since Peter Jackson packed home a wheelbarrow full of Oscars, the new buzz in ...
    - (182 hits) Label : Sony Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Oyo
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Angelique Kidjo
Beninoise, Angelique Kidjo; diminutive in body, giant in spirit, a force of nature in voice, it’s a ...
    - (95 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Parables
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Tarrus Riley
Born under the sign of the bull, Tarrus Riley is blessed with the determination his star sign is fam ...
    - (174 hits) Label : VP Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Planet Electric
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Delhi 2 Dublin
Back in 1991, after noticing similarities between an Irish air and an African melody by Baaba Maal, ...
    - (457 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Po' Girl
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Po' Girl
Again, this was definitely a 2003 release with a humble November kick off performance at Vancity's h ...
    - (186 hits) Label : Jericho Beach Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Pod CD/DVD
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Afro Celt Sound System
If you have not yet been initiated into the magical musical experience of The Afro Celts, their new ...
    - (164 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Post Nuevo
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Tango Paradiso
Though it’s often associated with high society and elegance, the tango’s true origins are more docks ...
    - (165 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Prosperity
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No Luck Club
The trinity has a special meaning in Chinese mythology … three spirits representing fortune, wealth ...
    - (190 hits) Label : Igloo Cartel Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Putumayo Presents Espana
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Various Artists
As long as the world makes music, we hope Putumayo will be there to compile the most accessible of t ...
    - (127 hits) Label : Putumayo Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Puutarhatrilogia
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Regina
This Finnish pop trio accomplishes the nearly impossible with minimalist, electronic arrangements. I ...
    - (60 hits) Label : Friendly Fire Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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R.E.G. Project II
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R.E.G. Project
Chill out albums can be rich in texture but light on structure. DJ club culture has created an alter ...
    - (175 hits) Label : Shakti Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Radio Retaliation
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Thievery Corporation
Thievery Corporation albums are designed to stand out (or not fit in as the case may be). That goes ...
    - (438 hits) Label : ESL Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Radio Romanista
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KAL
Red Bull may give you wings but it's nothing close to the buzzy jolt Roma music packs. Certainly, th ...
    - (287 hits) Label : Asphalt Tango Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Reina
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Kinky
Global artists who want a bigger presence in the competitive North American market need more than ju ...
    - (160 hits) Label : Nettwerk Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Residente O Visitante
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Calle 13
An expanding world view can help artists to move their music forward. Calle 13 burst onto the scene ...
    - (180 hits) Label : Sony BMG Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Reunion
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Solas
In Irish Gaelic, Solas means ‘light’. For ten years this Philadelphia-based band has been a leading ...
    - (169 hits) Label : Compass Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Rio
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Aterciopelados
Fans of contemporary global music pick and choose their favorite artists from a grab bag of the obsc ...
    - (222 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Rise
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Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar is much more than just another pretty face. As the daughter and protégé of the godf ...
    - (175 hits) Label : Angel Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Rogamar
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Cesaria Evora
The ocean is integral to island life. It’s what separates islanders from the rest of the world and i ...
    - (162 hits) Label : Sony BMG Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Safe Upon The Shore
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Great Big Sea
Safe upon the shore, no doubt with a collective sigh of relief from Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan ...
    - (36 hits) Label : Warner Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sazon
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Che Pablucci
Rap artists get serious about things like 'lyrical flow' and as far as flows goes, Sazon will get yo ...
    - (183 hits) Label : 9th Prophesy Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Scratch My Back
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Peter Gabriel
If your watch says Rolex, unless you bought it out of the trunk of a car, chances are you own a fine ...
    - (30 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Second Hand
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Serras
The darkness and mystery of Scandinavian folklore seems to feed on abusive distortion and metal swag ...
    - (182 hits) Label : GO Danish Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Secret Agent
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Tony Allen
Everything old is new again. Check the concert listings of your city’s free weekly music rag. You’ll ...
    - (60 hits) Label : World Circuit Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Seed
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Afrocelts
There's not a band that explores the outer realms and the hidden origins of Celtic music to the degr ...
    - (166 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sepia
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Coco Mbassi
Like Bobi Cespedes, Coco is another sublime voice to float the seas of global rhythm. In presentatio ...
    - (186 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sevara Nazarkhan
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Sevara Nazarkhan
Sevara Nazarkhan is a 25 year old female singer/instrumentalist from Uzbekistan who utilizes contemp ...
    - (177 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Seya
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Oumou Sangare
Blame it on The Beatles. At the height of their short careers, the lads were cranking out two albums ...
    - (143 hits) Label : World Circuit Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Shore Leave
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The Town Pants
When you're a good time band, it has to be hard to get serious feedback. But, there are some very so ...
    - (145 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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SIGNIAtures
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Signia
A signature is as individual as a finger print. Signia have just released the second album of what t ...
    - (165 hits) Label : Music Waves Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sole
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Manze Dayila and The Nago Nation
When life casts you adrift, your driving desire is that when and if you make landfall, a better exis ...
    - (212 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Solo Los Locos
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Bayanga
Puerto Rico is a lightning rod for musical influences emerging all around it. Geographically centere ...
    - (210 hits) Label : Ras Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sona
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Sona Mohapatra
Home is where the heart is and despite earning an engineering degree, an MBA and a plum management p ...
    - (200 hits) Label : Sony BMG Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Songs Around The World
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Playing For Change
There's no question that technology is bringing us closer together. But, what's most gratifying is w ...
    - (141 hits) Label : Hear Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Songs Of Life
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Nazarenes
From Marley forward, conscious reggae artists have been posting their Rastafarian epistles to Ethiop ...
    - (197 hits) Label : Heartbeat Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Songs Unrecantable
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Ersatzmusika
Songs Unrecantable does defy belief. In fact it is one of the most beguiling releases that has found ...
    - (196 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Soy Sauce
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Mexican Institute Of Sound
Translated literally, the title of the sophomore release from Mexican Institute of Sound becomes mor ...
    - (168 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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SSB
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Salvador Santana Band
It’s true …the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. But what do you do if your father is one of ...
    - (179 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Star Trails
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Spirit Of The West
Spirit Of The West carved out a distinctly Canadian Celtic Rock sound that has left an indelible imp ...
    - (168 hits) Label : Universal Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Street Gospels
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Bedouin Soundclash
Through poetic turns of phrase, rousing sing-along choruses and an island vibes that’s closer to Kin ...
    - (169 hits) Label : Dine Alone Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Su
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Mercan Dede
Turkish- born DJ/producer, Mercan Dede mer-shun day-day believes that by combining the ancient and t ...
    - (167 hits) Label : Escondida Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sunny Side Up
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Paolo Nutini
The whole hippie dippie, hemp wearing, bare footing, tree hugging singer/songwriting movement is unw ...
    - (191 hits) Label : Warner Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Supermoon
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Zap Mama
Vocal magician, Marie Daulne has completed the sixth album for her Afro-European project called Zap ...
    - (191 hits) Label : heads Up Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Supersaund 2012
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Señor Flavio
Senor Flavio, the founder and bass player of Argentina’s seminal ska-punks, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs ...
    - (167 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy
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Ely Guerra
When divas Latinas like Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and Paulina Rubio are dotting the charts with their ...
    - (164 hits) Label : Higher Octave Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Sweet England
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Jim Moray
Sweet England is the sweet taste of discovery. You need the patience of a prospector to sift through ...
    - (147 hits) Label : Giraffe Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tales From The Beach
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Incognito
Their music may be old school American R&B … even disco, but Incognito is a true global fusion. Sinc ...
    - (213 hits) Label : heads Up Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tandava
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Tandava
Hindu culture views the daily rhythms of life as cosmic cycles of creation and destruction. The god, ...
    - (154 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tango 3.0
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Gotan Project
Remember Vista? It proved two axioms of our technological world: 1) an upgrade isn’t necessarily alw ...
    - (80 hits) Label : XL Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tchamantche
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Rokia Traore
In truth, a great song requires only a great voice. From there it can be orchestrated to lush perfec ...
    - (231 hits) Label : Nonesuch Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tekitoi
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Rachid Taha
The title of Rachid Taha’s new album, Tekitoi – is colloquial French for, “Who Are You?” and just wh ...
    - (152 hits) Label : Wrasse Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tell No Lies
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Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
Remember the five notes earth used to make first contact with the aliens in Close Encounters? I’ve l ...
    - (143 hits) Label : Real World Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Continuing Adventures of …
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Taraf de Haidouks
Eastern Europe has had a ‘love - hate’ relationship with the Roma people who settled there a thousan ...
    - (156 hits) Label : Crammed Discs Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Crocodile Society Of Aphasia
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Aphasia
Shoe gazers aren’t necessarily anti-social. You have to keep an eye on all your stomp boxes when you ...
    - (19 hits) Label : White Wabbit Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Great Rock-Steady Swindle
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The Slackers
The Slackers are a dichotomy; on the one hand, the New York sextet is a pacesetter in today’s ska mo ...
    - (90 hits) Label : Hellcat Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Idan Raichel Project
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The Idan Raichel Project
The Idan Raichel Project – The Idan Raichel Project (Cumbancha) To the outside world, the ongoing Pa ...
    - (181 hits) Label : Cumbancha Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
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Jethro Tull
– (to the tune of Aqualung) “Sitting on a snowflake” DAH, DAH DAH “eyeing little elves, make no mist ...
    - (272 hits) Label : True North Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The John Popper Project feat. DJ Logic
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John Popper Project
For more than twenty years, John Popper has lent his soulful voice and dynamic harmonica playing to ...
    - (165 hits) Label : Relix Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Journey
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Donna Kay
Hollywood’s images of teepee villages and painted warriors on horseback have skewed the world’s perc ...
    - (188 hits) Label : Donna Kay Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Million Colour Revolution
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The Pinker Tones
Some parents are a little too anxious to get their kids interested in music. Professor Manso is one ...
    - (187 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Prester John Sessions
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Tommy T
If the Middle East is the bread basket of humanity, Ethiopia is the cradle. Even evolutionists and c ...
    - (116 hits) Label : Easy Star Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Ride
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Los Lobos
On the inside sleeve, the credits are listed as, "Los Lobos still are Louie Perez, Cesar Rosas, Conr ...
    - (167 hits) Label : Hollywood Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Rough Guide to Brazilian Lounge
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Various Artists
Nobody does chill, downbeat or lounge music (as it’s often categorized) like Brazilians. Their tradi ...
    - (198 hits) Label : World Music Network Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Songs Of The New Cuban Underground
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Liberacion
Old Havana still moves to the pulse of Afro-Cuban rhythms, a reminder of the city’s glamorous past i ...
    - (156 hits) Label : Petrol Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Story So Far
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Black 47
The story of Ireland has been told through countless songs, passed lovingly from generation to gener ...
    - (183 hits) Label : Gadfly Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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The Streets * Las Calles
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Santa Lucia LFR
During the sixties, great East LA and Bay-area bands like Santana and War sketched the blueprint for ...
    - (180 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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There Will Be Stars
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Elisapie Isaac
The idea of ‘Arctic Chill’ in musical terms is a cute play on words and brilliant branding. But, unl ...
    - (168 hits) Label : Pheromone Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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This Is Love Psychedelico
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Love Psychedelico
Robbie Burns wrote: “Oh would some power the gift to give us, to see ourselves as others see us.” On ...
    - (211 hits) Label : Sony BMG Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tijuana Sound Machine
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Nortec Collective Presents Bostich + Fussible
Donald Fagen sang, “Like a Sunday in TJ, that it’s cheap but it’s not free.” All that’s cheesy, slea ...
    - (214 hits) Label : Nacional Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Time For Change
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David Kirton
David Kirton’s sound is as fresh as the Caribbean breeze he enjoyed as a teen, surfing the waves off ...
    - (188 hits) Label : Bird's Eye Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Timeless
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Sergio Mendes
Forty years ago, Sergio Mendes became the biggest Brazilian music star in the world with his breakth ...
    - (275 hits) Label : Concord Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tough Life
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Junior Kelly
Tough Life is an apropos name for reggae ‘sing-jay’, Junior Kelly’s latest. Things haven’t been easy ...
    - (174 hits) Label : VP Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Trans-Continental Hustle
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Gogol Bordello
Buckle up, buttercup! The Trans-Continental Hustle is a high-speed, high-octane ride powered by punk ...
    - (92 hits) Label : American Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Travesias
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Susana Baca
Susana Baca is another performer who draws from a unique, historical experience. Her music captures ...
    - (159 hits) Label : Luaka Bop Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Tribalistas
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Monte, Brown, Antunes
It may seem like putting the cart before the horse but when Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown and Arnald ...
    - (170 hits) Label : EMI Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Trompe l’Oeil
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Malajube
While the issue of Quebec’s sovereignty may be open to endless debate, there’s no argument that musi ...
    - (175 hits) Label : Dare To Care Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Troubadour
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K'naan
K’naan’s second release, Troubadour was recorded in Bob Marley’s original Tuff Gong International St ...
    - (443 hits) Label : Universal Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Uma Batida Diferente
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Bossacucanova
They say to be truly creative you have to think outside of the box. So it stands to reason that thos ...
    - (174 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Umalali
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The Garifuna Women's Project
In 1635, two boats loaded with West African slaves were shipwrecked on the shores of the Caribbean i ...
    - (264 hits) Label : Cumbancha Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Undula
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Uzume Taiko
Few instruments can match the sheer power of Japan’s mighty taiko drums. But, a Vancouver ensemble h ...
    - (188 hits) Label : Zoo May Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Vagarosa
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CéU
A good collaboration between artist and producer can make it difficult to give credit where credit i ...
    - (283 hits) Label : Urban Jungle Records Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Vampire Weekend
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Vampire Weekend
Four Columbia University grads are lighting up the internet and leading the parade to a new sound in ...
    - (755 hits) Label : XL Recordings Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Venus On Earth
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Dengue Fever
Beware of the global outbreak of Dengue Fever. This six-piece band has taken the path less traveled; ...
    - (243 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Voice Of The Jeli
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Gokh-Bi System
A recent newspaper editorial commented on the wretched excess of rapper Plies (during Plies Week in ...
    - (426 hits) Label : AMU Music Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Voices From Heaven
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The Soweto Gospel Choir
It’s a miracle that Gospel always seems to find a way to have its message heard on the ever-changing ...
    - (168 hits) Label : Shanachie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Voices Have Eyes
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Eccodek
The biggest challenge in fusing traditional ethnic elements and electronics is finding balance. Voic ...
    - (177 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Volta
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Bjork
For someone who has so fearlessly marched forward into the unknown, it’s amazing to think of how few ...
    - (177 hits) Label : Warner Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Voodoo Hairdoo
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Five Alarm Funk
Vancouver's Afrobeating hybrid, Five Alarm Funk came up with a great album cover for their sophom ...
    - (262 hits) Label : Indie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Watching You Think
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NEeMA
Watching You Think by NEeMA is a singer/songwriter album, not necessarily global music in the sense ...
    - (50 hits) Label : Sony Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Watina
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Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
The Garifuna are among the most threatened cultures in the Americas. Only two hundred and fifty thou ...
    - (159 hits) Label : Cumbancha Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Welcome To Jamrock
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Damian Jr. Gong Marley
– The youngest of Bob Marley’s musical offspring, Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley is flying his father’s ba ...
    - (169 hits) Label : Tuff Gong Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Welcome to Mali
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Amadou & Mariam
While listening to Amadou and Mariam's latest understated masterpiece, Welcome to Mali, it’s easy to ...
    - (375 hits) Label : Because Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Wha Gwaan
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Jah Cutta & Determination
It takes more than a ‘one-drop’ beat to make real reggae. You have to start with real ingredients li ...
    - (171 hits) Label : Stomp Lion Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Whaa!
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Zuco 103
– In today’s global village, you’re just as likely to hear a Celtic jig in Japan as you are a Brazil ...
    - (184 hits) Label : Six Degrees Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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What You’ve Been Waiting For
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Tiempo Libre
Musicians routinely make sacrifices to pursue their passion and sometimes, they take some risky chan ...
    - (162 hits) Label : Shanachie Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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White Moth
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Xavier Rudd
Political personas like Al Gore, film stars like Leonardo diCaprio and scientists like David Suzuki ...
    - (171 hits) Label : Universal Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Who Is This America?
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Antibalas
- New York's Afrobeat powerhouse on the other hand, are having real problems figuring out who Americ ...
    - (198 hits) Label : Ropeadope Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Wild Serenade
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DuOuD
The cover photograph on DuOuD's debut is a beautiful study in light, shadow and most of all balance. ...
    - (177 hits) Label : Label Bleu Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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With Lasers
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Bonde do Role
When asked to describe her band’s music, MC Marina Vella says Bonde Do Role Bon-gee dough ho-lay “is ...
    - (170 hits) Label : Domino Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Worksongs
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Quetzal
Los Lobos saxman and producer extraordinaire, Steve Berlin said of Worksongs, the new album he recor ...
    - (172 hits) Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Ya Foy!
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Sarazino
In the immortal words of neurosurgeon/physicist/rock star/test pilot/samurai/cowboy/adventurer, Buck ...
    - (91 hits) Label : Cumbancha Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Yatra (Nomadic Souls)
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Kailash Kher & Kailasa
So the tale is told, Kailash Kher arrived in Mumbai from rural India by way of New Delhi with only a ...
    - (292 hits) Label : Cumbancha Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Yes!
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K-Os
Key words, passwords, code words; the 21st century continues to distill the English lexicon from ful ...
    - (160 hits) Label : Universal Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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Zebu Nation
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Razia Said
No man is an island, but an island very much stands alone. Some islands are magical in their isolati ...
    - (169 hits) Label : Cumbancha Discovery Category: Worldbeat Album Reviews by Cal Koat |
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