LE CHABI in La Chapelle (France)

Madrigaia, a seven-woman group from Canada cast their musical net wide, singing songs from Brazil, France, Uruguay, Poland, and beyond. And they carry it off beautifully, with music that sounds natural and grounded (I'm baffled how one ... You've still got the tango "La Cumparsita," the funky French harmonies of "Tourdion" (with fabulous bass and udu), the a cappella "Chanson Demode" and on and on. The year is young, but I have no doubt that I'll return to this album's ...

Franco & le TPOK Jazz - Kinsiona - Francophonic Lila Downs - Perro Negro - Shake Away Beats Antique - Dope Crunk - Collide Kokoura - Siyawuluma - Anitie Chiwoniso, Desmond Tutu, et al - A New Hope Has Been Kindled - Make Me a Channel of ...

Le Trio Joubran: Majaz Quite an interesting and diverse lot in this month's top 10 -- some recently reviewed here Orchestra Baobab - Made in Dakar at SoundRoots, others coming soon. For music that simply makes you feel good, ...

So I offer you something very special, a track from a self-titled album released in 1993 by Barclay France. The Wild Magnolia Tribe is led by Theodore Emile "Bo" Dollis (he's held the position since 1964!), and he's joined on the album ...

And in Belgium, there's The Belgian Afrobeat Association and in France there's the wonderful CQMD. On the Italian Schema-label there's jazzdance-producers (like Dining Rooms and Gerardo Frisina) who are influenced by afrobeat. ...