WOMAD USA Cheats Death, Returns With Afro-Celt Sound System
Split between producers leads to dueling world music events in Seattle.
Mondo Pop Festival Replaces WOMAD USA
Co-producers split over money, scheduling; One Reel plans more inclusive substitute.
Moreno Veloso Plugs In Musical Typewriter
Caetano's son combines bossa, samba, electronica on debut album.
Varttina Finish Finnish Myth Cycle With Ilmitar
Band's eighth album nearly lost to contractual limbo.
Eliza Carthy Delivers Angels & Cigarettes To U.S.
Daughter of U.K. folkies Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson gets original on new CD.
Joi Spread Anglo-Asian Vibe On We Are Three
Group continues following co-founder Haroon Shamsher's 1999 death.
Iraqi Idol Kazem Al-Saher Releases The Impossible Love
Persian Gulf star's 12th album marks his first U.S. CD.
Big Youth Grows Up On Natty Universal Dread
Legendary Jamaican toaster's career celebrated on new three-CD set.
Airto Moreira Returns With Homeless
Brazilian percussionist goes electronic on first solo album in seven years.
Paul Pena Sings The Genghis Blues
Blind throat-singing bluesman's Tuvan journey documented on video, soundtrack album.
Master Musicians Of Jajouka Release New Album, Cancel U.S. Tour
Group leader Bachir Attar fears Moroccan village's music on verge of extinction.
Chico Cesar Bursts Out Of Brazil
Singer/songwriter's live debut, Aos Vivos, and eponymous studio collection hit U.S.
Thomas Mapfumo Creates Music Of Struggle
Zimbabwean star's Chimurenga Explosion criticizes Mugabe government, raises singer's profile.
Master Musicians of Jajouka, Hossam Ramzy Top Week's Releases
New music by Spaccanapoli, Tangerine Dream, Luis Bacalov, Pepe Aguilar also hits racks.
Spaccanapoli Sing Protest Songs From Streets Of Naples
Italian group's Lost Souls combines protest songs, revives traditional dances.
Totó La Momposina Takes It To The River
The Colombian singer keeps regional rhythms vital on Carmelina.
Marie Louise Updates Antoine Kolosoy's Rumba Hits
'Wendo' reprises songs that made the Congo dance in 1940s, '50s.
Te Vaka Dive Into Island Music, History On Ki Mua
Samoan band's second album delivers an offshore-inland hybrid of log-drumming and folk-rock harmonies.
The Very Best of George Dalaras Distills a Prolific Career
The Greek singer/guitarist/citizen releases best-of album, remains politically active.
Buju Banton, ¡Cubanismo! Top Week's New Releases
Susana Seivane, Sabah Habas Mustapha, Paco De Lucia also deliver new albums.
Chile's Gondwanda Preach Second Coming
Reggae en español band's sophomore album mixes peace and love with tales of the Pinochet era.