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Tal National, Kaani

West Africa’s largest nation, Niger, has one of the region’s … more »

John Wizards, John Wizards…

When in the 1980s African artists began to make their way to world music … more »

Os Mutantes, Fool Metal Jack…

“Open your mind, it’s time to get high,” sings Sergio D… more »

Etran Finatawa, The Sahara Se…

Etran Finatawa’s back-story is resonant — the 10-piece unit f… more »

The Krayolas, Tormenta…

Largely critical favorites and cult heroes up to this point, the Krayolas… more »

Gogol Bordello, Pure Vida Con…

From the first notes of the surging opening fanfare “We Rise Again,… more »

Johnny Hallyday, The Collecti…

Forever subtitled the French Elvis, Johnny Hallyday’s contributions… more »

Bob Marley, Legend Remixed…

The latest of several Bob Marley remix albums provokes the initial knee-j… more »

Various Artists, Real World R…

Since its inception in 1989, the Real World label has been home to some o… more »

Orchestra Super Mazembe, Maze…

In the ’70s, it wasn’t unusual for soul and funk singles to b… more »

The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestr…

Like disco, Northern Soul and the Chunky Kit-Kat, ska is one of Mother Na… more »

Miguel Zenon & The Rhyth…

On OYE!! Live in Puerto Rico, alto saxophonist, composer and MacArthur Fo… more »

Various Artists, Kenya Specia…

East African music has long taken a backseat to the sounds of West Africa… more »

Samba Touré, Albala…

If the late, great Ali Farka Touré has a spiritual heir, it’… more »

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 »

Rachid Taha, Zoom

Over his 30-year career, Algerian singer-songwriter Rachid Taha has often… 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 »

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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal

By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor

As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »

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