Bombino Spring 2012 Tour Dates

One of my latest favorite artists, desert bluesman Bombino, is heading out on a massive tour of the US and Canada starting next week. I'm particularly excited because I ...
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CD Review: The Toure-Raichel Collective - The Tel Aviv Session

The Tel Aviv Session, a collaboration between Malian guitar scion Vieux Farka Toure and Israeli pop star Idan Raichel, has certainly been the most-anticipated world music release of 2012. ...
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Interview With Thierno Camara

World Music at About.com contributor Dorothy Johnson-Laird is back with another excellent interview, this time with Senegalese-born New York-based bass player Thierno Camara. Camara's music stretches the boundaries of ...
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Gregorian Chant Starter CDs

Though I'm not Catholic, I, like many other non-Catholics, love the sound of Gregorian Chant. It's meditative, haunting, and deeply spiritual, and though it's not necessarily the right music ...
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The Music of Cape Breton: 9 Essential Starter CDs

I've only been to Cape Breton Island once, on an entirely-too-brief stop on a band's tour about seven summers ago. I quickly fell in love, and since then, I've ...
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