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Mark Gergis, I Remember Syria…
The final track on 2004′s I Remember Syria — producer Mark Ge… more »
A Hawk & A Hacksaw, You …
Over the past decade, the New Mexican duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Tr… more »
Ticklah, Ticklah vs. Axelrod…
Victor Axelrod can do it all, or at least everything he feels like doing.… more »
Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak…
Indian-American saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa sometimes looks for ways … more »
Vusi Mahlasela, Sing to the P…
Pretoria-born Vusi Mahlasela’s ninth release marks the 20th anniver… more »
Various Artists, Diablos del …
The city of Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is the place … more »
Moreno and L’Orch First…
Husky-throated baritone singer Moreno (born Batambo Wendo Morris in 1955)… more »
Mala, Mala in Cuba
As part of a cultural exchange sponsored by a rum brand, Gilles Peterson … more »
Goat, World Music
Drawing mightily from the same retro well as the vaunted Tame Impala, Goa… more »
The Congos / Sun Araw / M. Ge…
After six installments of Johnny Cash’s American series and well-re… more »
António Zambujo, Quinto…
Although men have long sung the emotionally charged Portuguese music know… more »
Fanga & Maâlem Abda…
Fanga are a French collective who play a mix of hip-hop, Afrobeat and hig… more »
Kaki King, Glow
On her sixth album, guitar-thwacking virtuoso Kaki King loops back to bas… more »
Lata Mangeshkar, Evergreen Hi…
I can visualize her in the recording studio, barefoot in front of the mic… more »
Lo’Jo, CinÃ…
It is testament to the talents of globetrotting French band Lo’Jo t… more »
Hijos de Aguëyb…
Creating a familial ruckus since the early 2000s, the eight-piece Hijos d… more »
Staff Benda Bilili, Bouger Le…
The Congolese octet Staff Benda Bilili has five polio-disabled street mus… more »
Antibalas, Antibalas
In 1998, when baritone saxophonist Martin Perna assembled a clutch of mus… more »
Janka Nabay & the Bubu G…
In the wake of Yeasayer, Fool’s Gold and Vampire Weekend, it has be… more »
EL, Something Else
After producing hits for many of Ghana’s pop and rap stars and rele… more »
Don Cherry, Organic Music Soc…
This is the first official digital release of a storied double LP that of… more »
Jimmy Cliff, Rebirth
In 1972, Jimmy Cliff’s performance in The Harder They Come introduc… more »
The Very Best, MTMTMK…
With the departure of Radioclit’s Etienne Tron, The Very Best now c… more »
Ondatrópica, Ond…
English DJ/producer Will Holland (aka Quantic) relocated to Colombia in 2… more »
