So here's a scene I never knew much about. World Village is releasing a new, more rootsy album called Ana Hina by belly-dancing/singing star Natacha Atlas, who has worked with Jah Wobble (dub, drum & bass) and sung lead for Transglobal Underground (multicultural dance group). Atlas's myspace has a really cool mix of songs from her various albums, including the title track from Ana Hina. Incl...
I posted a track from Natacha Atlas's Ana Hina before, and now she is playing at The El Rey in L.A. on November 9th! I've heard she's really great live so I'll have to check this out. She's also playing in San Francisco at the SF Jazz Festival on Nov 6th and in New York at BB King's on the 11th. This is the song they've been playing on KCRW, who is presenting the L.A. show.