Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra ‘Gipsy Manifesto’ Review
Review by Cal Koat, worldbeatcanada radio www.worldbeatcanada.com Global music is in the throws of a brass attack and I, for one, couldn’t be more pleased. For...
View ArticleSarah Aroeste ‘Gracia’ Review
Review by Cal Koat It’s frustrating to think that the one thing that keeps global artists off the commercial airwaves can be their greatest contribution to culture. They...
View ArticleGogol Bordello ‘Pura Vida Conspiracy’ Review
Review by Cal Koat He may sound like Borat, but Gogol Bordello’s charismatic front man, Eugene Hutz is a poet/philosopher of high degree. One of my favorite moments...
View ArticleGabriel Palatchi Band ‘Caja Musical’ Review
Review by Cal Koat West coast jazz is like west coast fashion, it’s not as edgy as New York, but it’s not as uptight either. There’s a casual, funky vibe...
View ArticleTANGA ‘Havanaelectro’ Review
Vancouver is home to a vital Latin music scene. Afro-Cuban rhythms especially have been well represented by an established community of phenomenal players, inter-connecting through a revolving roster...
View ArticleKAL ‘Romology’ Review
Review by Cal Koat Tragedy and comedy are inseparable. The Roma people of Serbia have endured unspeakable tragedy, possibly why Romology, the latest album from the country’s most...
View ArticleAnoushka Shankar ‘Traces Of You’ Review
Review by Cal Koat No man is an island. Neither is any performance artist, no matter how iconoclastic the ‘solo’ act. Unlike painting or sculpture, music thrives on...
View ArticleLos Macuanos ‘El Origen’ Review
There is no stealth in music except for maybe Christian Rock, which is religious music dressed up as secular music. That perceived attempt at deception is why the...
View ArticleWorldbeat Canada – Preview Airing April 20th
Tracklist: Bossacucanova – Balanca Ibibio Sound Machine – Uwe The Peacock Eccodek – Village In Me KoboTown – Joe The Paranoiac Jaro Milko & Balcubanics – El Topo...
View ArticleWorldbeat Canada – Preview Airing April 27th
M.I.A. – Come Walk With Me Atash – Talangor (Flick!) Jaffa Road – On Your Way Thievery Corporation – Claridad Tambours de Brazza – Ya Langa Vocal Sampling...
View ArticleIbibio Sound Machine Review
If I hear one more Y-Gen with a scruffy beard and an acoustic guitar warbling an earnest lament like some kind of latter day Woody Guthrie I’m going...
View ArticlePacifika ‘Amor Planeta’ Review
Review by Cal Koat Earth; it’s our most favorite planet to live on in the entire universe (so far). But, with 7 billion bodies, life here can get...
View ArticleFive Alarm Funk ‘Abandon Earth’ Review
Review by Cal Koat, worldbeatcanada.com Not coming soon to a theatre near you! Five Alarm Funk create the soundtrack to a summer blockbuster you’ll only ever see in your...
View ArticleGiant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad ‘Steady’ Review
Late summer 2014,Easy Star label mates Easy Star All-Stars and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad hit the road celebrating the former’s 10th Anniversary of Dub Side Of The Moon and the latter’s 6th...
View ArticleLos Macuanos ‘El Origen’ Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2xJTppAdqA There is no stealth in music except for maybe Christian Rock, which is religious music dressed up as secular music. That perceived attempt at deception is why...
View ArticleIbibio Sound Machine Review
If I hear one more Y-Gen with a scruffy beard and an acoustic guitar warbling an earnest lament like some kind of latter day Woody Guthrie I’m going postal. Sometime over the last 2 years, what passes...
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