CD REVIEW Buika: Nina de Fuego Warner Music Spain It's a disservice to Buika that she appears half-naked on the cover of this CD, like some tawdry aspiring pop star. From the first note she sings on her sophomore album, her breathy voice evokes the bittersweet nature of life with a maturity that is belied by that photo. The Spanish-only liner notes may leave some holes in the monoglot's u...
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One tiny authoritarian Caribbean island. One European economic powerhouse. One radio show that brings them together. This week's Spin The Globe ping-ponged between Germany and Cuba in the first hour, followed by wider rovings in the second hour. Oh, and we started out with a song from Lura, since we're still floating from her fantastic show last night at the Washington Center for the Performing...
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CD REVIEW Binario: Binario Far Out Recordings Yes on the beach. That's not an affirmation of where I'd like to spend my next vacation. It's a reasonable description of the sound of Brazilian band Binario. They've got something of the prog-rock sensibility and rhythmic adventurousness of the famed British group, while keeping things a bit more melodic. It's really only when the group voc...
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CD REVIEW Binario: Binario Far Out Recordings Yes on the beach. That's not an affirmation of where I'd like to spend my next vacation. It's a reasonable description of the sound of Brazilian band Binario. They've got something of the prog-rock sensibility and rhythmic adventurousness of the famed British group, while keeping things a bit more melodic. It's really only when the group voc...
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More Obama songs! First we're eagerly anticipating the new release Mansa America by Fula Flute, which drops Dec. 1. They've kindly sprung us a sneak peak in the form of "Obama Song," which you can download free at www.fulaflute.net You can watch the video here . Our second new Obama song comes from Louisiana, which once was a solidly red state, but whether because of Katrina response memori...
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The BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music have been a great source of inspiration and musical discovery for many not only in the UK, but around the world. Since 2002, the awards have highlighted global musicians from different corners of the world, and have given a special nod to world music "newcomers" such as Ba Cissoko, Yasmin Levy, Amr Diab, Chango Spasiuk, and Amparanoia. For reasons we haven...
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Now in its 10th year on the air, Spin the Globe celebrated with a then-and-now show, alternating 1998 tunes with new 2008 releases. Plus some other fine global tunes in hour 2. Thanks for the calls, and for the new members who supported KAOS during our recent membership drive ...
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Now in its 10th year on the air, Spin the Globe celebrated with a then-and-now show, alternating 1998 tunes with new 2008 releases. Plus some other fine global tunes in hour 2. Thanks for the calls, and for the new members who supported KAOS during our recent membership drive ...
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CD REVIEWLila Downs: Shake Away I like to think that I'm the first to hear new global albums, but this one snuck up on me. I was listening to KAOS radio, and heard an eyebrow-raising version of Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" (which, frankly, I think of as a Santana song). Turns out it was Lila Downs and guest Raul Midon, from Downs' new album Shake Away . Her previous project was a c...
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Subscribers to Global Rhythm magazine may be in for a shock this week. Instead of a November issue, subscribers will find in their mailbox a copy of the November relix magazine, a decidedly less global publication, with a letter from the Global Rhythm brass explaining that "due to astronomical costs increases and our desire to reach a broader audience, we have decided to take [Global Rhythm ]...
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We spun tunes from the Top 10 World Music Albums of October 2008, and asked for your support to keep spinning more. Your calls and emails are great, and even better is if you can slip us a few dollars and become a listener-member of KAOS. You can do so by calling 360-867-6894 or pledging online at www.kaosradio.org With your support, KAOS can keep going for another 35 years (35? Are we that old...
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We spun tunes from the Top 10 World Music Albums of October 2008, and asked for your support to keep spinning more. Your calls and emails are great, and even better is if you can slip us a few dollars and become a listener-member of KAOS. You can do so by calling 360-867-6894 or pledging online at www.kaosradio.org With your support, KAOS can keep going for another 35 years (35? Are we that old...
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This month's Top 10 is led off by the funk-meets-Bollywood goodness of Chicago-based Funkadesi, a band that has the good fortune not only to have assembled a first-class group of musicians, but also to have a nice endorsement quote from the candidate now leading the polls in the US presidential race. Tune in to Spin The Globe on Oct. 10 to hear songs from all of these albums, or catch the show ...
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CD REVIEW Putumayo Presents Acoustic France The first song on the new Putumayo compilation Acoustic France begins with a bossa nova guitar riff and cuica. Continental confusion? Naw...this really is French music. What could be more French than a breakthrough hit about unemployment? And the "cuica" on the song "Assedic / Welfare" is in fact a voice. Oh, those clever French! I'm a little puz...
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CD REVIEW La Cherga - Fake No More (Asphalt Tango Records) I've got a lot of respect for Garth Cartwright -- he's a great proponent of Balkan and Gypsy music, and I highly recommend his book and CD compilation Princes Amongst Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians . Yet... we have our points of disagreement. Such as this album. Cartwright wrote a lyrical introduction in the album notes, evoking...
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CD REVIEW La Cherga - Fake No More (Asphalt Tango Records) I've got a lot of respect for Garth Cartwright -- he's a great proponent of Balkan and Gypsy music, and I highly recommend his book and CD compilation Princes Amongst Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians . Yet... we have our points of disagreement. Such as this album. Cartwright wrote a lyrical introduction in the album notes, evoking...
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This week's show featured music to pledge by, plus an interview with Funkadesi bass/guitar/sitar player Rahul Sharma about the band's new album Yo Baba and other musical topics. There's a lot of funk in that desi. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama Like this? Please take a moment and a few dollars to support this unique programming and stick a thumb in the eye of consolidated corporate radio...
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This week's show featured music to pledge by, plus an interview with Funkadesi bass/guitar/sitar player Rahul Sharma about the band's new album Yo Baba and other musical topics. There's a lot of funk in that desi. - U.S. Senator Barack ObamaLike this? Please take a moment and a few dollars to support this unique programming and stick a thumb in the eye of consolidated corporate radio, by...
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