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Ali Farka Touré: La Drogue (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 12, 08

This record was once so rare, it seemed more a rumor than a real disk. BBC broadcaster Andy Kershaw says he "...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FRINGE GUITAR

           Guitar Magic, artwork by Don Pulver Not ev...

Ali Farka Touré: Sidi Gouro (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music December 12, 08

Ali Farka Touré has sometimes been called the "John Lee Hooker of Africa." Such a description tells us how crazy...

Oumou Sangare: Sukunyali (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music June 29, 09

Mali, a landlocked West African nation of roughly twelve million inhabitants, stands out as one of the most vibrant c...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Jazz Classics That Aren't Kind of Blue posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 23, 09

Did you hear that there was an anniversary for Miles Davis's Kind of Blue? Of course you did. The jazz world ...

101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09

I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...

In Conversation with Lionel Loueke posted in Features and Interviews February 21, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

Ellman, Liberty (Dean) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ellman, Liberty (Dean), guitarist, composer, and bandleader; b. London, England, 17 July 1971. Mostly grew up in New ...

Corey Harris: Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music March 02, 08

Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" is not an easy song to cover; the original is one of...

Lionel Loueke: Skylark (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 23, 08

The song may be by Hoagy Carmichael, but the attitude here is clearly in the world fusion camp. Lionel Loueke grew...

Rokia Traoré: Dounia (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music December 11, 08

Mali is a landlocked nation that stretches from the Sahara in the north to Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso in the Sout...

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