Latest World Reviews 
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Gilles Peterson Brazilika
reviewed by Jon Lusk
This is a fine place to start
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Alcazaba Alcazaba
reviewed by Jon Lusk
The idea of fusing the music of the Middle East and India with flamenco isn't exactly...
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Tinariwen Imidiwan: Companions
reviewed by Michael Quinn
It hypnotically blends Malian desert blues with twanging guitar-led Tichumaren agit-prop.
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Various Artists Black Rio Vol. 2: Original Samba Soul
reviewed by Jon Lusk
How much you enjoy this will depend on how funky you like your samba.
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Various Artists Cuban Funk Experience
reviewed by Johnny Lais
An insightful compilation presenting some of the hardest hitting funk.
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Dengue Fever Sleepwalking Through the Mekong
reviewed by Jon Lusk
Reviving and reinventing the fevered Cambodian pop of the 60s and 70s.
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Vieux Farka Touré Fondo
reviewed by Johnny Lais
Firmly establishes Toure’s place in a long list of world class Malian musicians.
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Various Artists Legends of Benin
reviewed by Johnny Lais
The album leaps from Afro-funk to Afrobeat to Soul to Cavacha seamlessly.
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Sister Fa Sarabah Tales From the Flipside of Paradise
reviewed by Jon Lusk
Mixing old school hip hop and serious social issues, this falls short of memorable.
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Tony Allen Secret Agent
reviewed by Jon Lusk
It’s business as usual and business, as usual, is pretty damn good.
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Various Artists Panama! Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus 1965-75
reviewed by Johnny Lais
An astounding contribution to world music.
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Baaba Maal Television
reviewed by Jon Lusk
Pleasant tunes but . . . Maal is too discreet a presence on his own album.
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Katia Guerreiro Fado
reviewed by Johnny Lais
A stellar album, both musically and lyrically.
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Roberto Fonseca Akokan
reviewed by Jon Lusk
This leading young Cuban pianist has made another wide-ranging and accomplished album.
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Mamer Eagle
reviewed by Jon Lusk
Reveals ever more of its layered charms with each listen.
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Baka Beyond Baka Beyond the Forest
reviewed by Johnny Lais
Gives the listener a rare musical insight into an indigenous African Sound.
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Lhasa Lhasa
reviewed by Jon Lusk
The third album by this Montreal-based singer/songwriter arrives six years.
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ErsatzMusika Songs Unrecantable
reviewed by Chris Jones
Something wonderfully unique
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עידן רייכל Within My Walls
reviewed by Daryl Easlea
It’s another work of the highest standard.
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Bombay Dub Orchestra 3 Cities
reviewed by Jon Lusk
Exotic aural wallpaper with pretty but inconsequential patterns.
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