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http://www.worldmusicwire.com Though echoing the past, Vintage France proves how alive and hip classic French chanson remains. Several generations of musicians continue to find inspiration in tunes that were first popularized in the early to mid-1900s. On Vintage France , sultry songstresses such as the iconic Juliette Gréco (singing the Belle Époque beauty “La Valse Brune”) and Madeleine Peyroux (with a cheeky renewal of Serge Gainsbourg’s [...]

http://www.worldmusicwire.com Though echoing the past, Vintage France proves how alive and hip classic French chanson remains. Several generations of musicians continue to find inspiration in tunes that were first popularized in the early to mid-1900s. On Vintage France , sultry songstresses such as the iconic Juliette Gréco (singing the Belle Époque beauty “La Valse Brune”) and Madeleine Peyroux (with a cheeky renewal of Serge Gainsbourg’s “La Javanaise”) [...]

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Various Artists – Vintage France Various Artists Vintage France (Putumayo World Music, 2013) Break out the wine, Brie and baguettes because Putumayo World Music is set to release on February 26, 2013 Vintage France. Chocked full of dishy tracks, Vintage France pays homage to the enduring lushness of the French chanson. Putumayo found and CEO Dan Storper explains the allure of the chanson this way, “ French artists have created this beautiful, melodic music that has stood [...]

[author-name] Various Artists – Putumayo Presents Blues Lounge Various Artists Putumayo Presents Blues Lounge (Putumayo World Music, 2004) This is one of Putumayo’s more inventive compilations, but one that produces mixed results. The 10 tracks feature a blend of modern electronica with classic acoustic blues, which may disappoint purists from both ends of the spectrum. The tracks include ‘Midnight Dreams’ by Little Axe and ‘Long Way To Go,’ also by Little Axe. [...]

myworldmusicfriends.com The latest offering from powerhouse label Putumayo World Music is the upbeat, dance-party-ready Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat . Like most Putumayo CDs before it, it's a great mix, and it offers a good look at the youthful, outward-looking sounds of North Africa and the Middle East. Read my review: Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat ... Read Full Post Original Website: [...]

myworldmusicfriends.com Various Artists – Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat Various Artists Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat (Putumayo World Music, 2012) Anyone who’s read my reviews with any regularity knows that I just go all gooey for Arabic music, so it’s no surprise that Putumayo Presents Arabic Beat made me a little light-headed when it landed in my review stack. Pooling artists from Algeria, Morocco, Spain, France and Syria, Putumayo offers a contemporary listen [...]

myworldmusicfriends.com Though I generally quite enjoy it when Putumayo tackles a specific region or a specific genre (like Putumayo Presents Paris or Putumayo Presents The Caribbean ), I think they're really at their best when they're getting a little bit more conceptual. Their recent release, Putumayo Presents African Blues , is a good example of the latter. Exploring the influences of African music on the American blues and the influences that the American blues [...]

Putumayo presents the soul of Africa immersed into the North American mould of contemporary dance music. Fela Kuti did this decades ago in Lagos when he and his band wanted to funk like James Brown. Of course, attempting to successfully compile a compilation entitled African Beat is no small feat, since the continent has been blessed with a wealth of musical luminaries throughout the decades. Hence why this release falls victim to itself. Over-steeped and ultra-mild, the mix of African musicians and electronic samples more often than not comes across as generic and lifeless. In theory,... Read More

Launching their World Beat Series in conjunction with their first foray into digital music, long-time purveyor of intercontinental sounds Putumayo keeps the file up-to-date with the releases of Latin Beat and African Beat. Showing that Africa's musical past and progressive future blend together just as wonderfully as ever, new-school artists from the Congo (Fredy Massamba), South Africa (Busi Mhlongo) and France (Les Barons) are united by their love of Fela Kuti, Ali Farka Touré , Dr. Dre and Parliament-Funkadelic. Senegal's L ë x Sén growls-and-responds over a British ... Read More

After selling 27 million copies of their eternally popular compilations, Putumayo World Music has finally decided to move into World Wide Web music. Latin Beat, along with African Beat, are the NYC-based label's first forays onto iTunes, who now join such offbeat retailers as Whole Foods, Ten Thousand Villages and that hippie-girl-you-went-to-high-s chool-with's sarong store. Latin Beat is chockfull of bubbly, groove-inducing, pop-infused Latin music ? the yang to the Buena Vista Social Club's yin ? as artists like America's Charanga Cakewalk and Ecuador's Sarazino mix traditional... Read More

Carey Ott's new 20-song opus, almost an hour and quarter of genre-coasting pop-rock, feels like a concept album—except the concept is the human experience.

If you enjoy cover songs as much as I do, you’ll love this CD of Bob Marley hits. Bob Marley - Music - Reggae - Shopping - Recordings

Classic rhythm & blues performed by first generation legends and rising stars of today’s retro R&B revival. Rhythm and blues - Music - Arts and Entertainment - United States - Arts

Good feelings all around—that's the spirit of this uneven but overall quite worthwhile disc. Music - Reggae - United States - Shopping - Entertainment

Filed under: Around the World Jacob Edgar was in Buddha Jayanti Park in New Delhi, filming a segment for his upcoming TV series, ' Music Voyager .' It's a locale in which young couples come to (as he put it) canoodle -- rather innocent hand-holding and kissing, but still a breach of the general Indian cultural prohibitions of public displays of affection. This, though, is where Punjabi singer Rabbi Shergill took Edgar and his crew to serve as a setting he thought would enhance the romance of his songs. [...]

PUTUMAYO PRESENTS A FAMILY CHRISTMAS (Putumayo) www.putumayo.com Because it's the holiday season, we're reviewing another album appropriate for this time of year. This one is unabashed Christmas. It's even got the word in the title: Putumayo Presents: A Family Christmas . Considering the multiculturalism of the Putumayo label, I would almost assume they'd throw some seasonal tunes on from other religions. While the album does proclaim Christmas on the title, with carol selections like "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Let It Snow," and "Frosty the Snowman," [...]

CD REVIEW various artists: Jazz Around the World (Putumayo) World Torch? Global Nightclub? There's got to be a better title for this disc, which may fall under the broad umbrella of "jazz," but is certainly a narrow slice of the global jazz available today. Granted, Putumayo are playing to the audience they've built up with their relatively smooth, accessible series of CDs, and the included artists provide 11 interesting, quality tracks. The songs -- from artists ranging from [...]

VARIOUS ARTISTS PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: ESPAÑA (Putumayo) www.putumayo.com I remember receiving CDs from Putumayo back at my college radio station. The world music label is infamous for its compilations. The latest collection is España , which (obviously) celebrates the music of Spain. It's an interesting choice, because usually Putumayo inserts some culture into an otherwise xenophobic American musical landscape. Yet Spanish-influenced music is not exactly foreign to the states. However, this isn't pop like reggaeton or what you hear on MTV Tr3s. This isn't Latin; this is Spain! [...]

CD REVIEW various artists: Italia (Putumayo) The folks at Putumayo have been making some curious choices of late. A couple months ago there was the new India compilation . Now this Italian collection that begins with the distinctive sound of ... the berimbau? Wha...? Okay, a look at the back of the CD reveals that this is the music of "today's Italian singer-songwriters [who] combine the spirit of [...]