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Marianne Dissard, "L’Abandon"
A favorite artist at SXSW, Marianne Dissard sings mostly in French, and lives in Tucson Arizona. Her lyrics are provocative, and the music haunting. Recorded in Italy in collaboration with Christian Ravagliolia, this is an intriguing CD. |
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Asa, "Beautiful Imperfection"
Described by BBC Music as a modern day Bob Marley, Asa incorporates many different genres into her music. This Nigerian singer says Angelique Kidjo and Fela Kuti are two of her main influences, but it’s her voice that that’s truly riveting. |
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Loreena McKennitt, "The Wind That Shakes The Barley"
The latest CD from Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt is ‘The Wind That Shakes The Barley.’ On this recording, she has returned to her Celtic roots with all the songs sung unadorned in their beautiful simplicity. Mostly Irish songs performed with exquisite harp accompaniment. |
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Andrea Echevierri, "Dos"
From Colombia, Andrea Echeverri is half of the duo Aterciopelados. She also has a couple of solo recordings, and her latest is "Dos." As a mother, she sings about the joys and frustrations of being a parent. On this CD she has familial support, which includes her husband, daughter and mother. |
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Max Raabe, "Ubers Meer"
Usually accompanied by the Palaast Orchestra, Max Raabe is heard here with only pianist Christoph Isreal to accompany him. Plaintive songs so popular in the Weimar years in Germany, sung in German, underline Max’s hypnotic voice. There are five extra songs mostly in English, which provide additional interest. |
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Various Artists, "Red Hot + Rio2"
Tropicalia in Brazil spanned the 1960s and ‘70s when Brazilian music broke away from conventionally accepted formats and radicalized the music scene. That period is recaptured on this CD as artists from around the globe team up with some classic Brazilian artists to recreate an epoch. |
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Sergent Garcia, "Una Y Otra Vez"
Exuberant danceable music from Sergent Garcia. He visited Colombia and used many local musicians on this long awaited CD. He performs mostly in Spanish, with one track which uses three different languages — a love song sung in French, English and Spanish. |
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Kiran Aluwalia, "Aam Zameen: Common Ground"
Canadian/Indian singer collaborates again. This time, she goes to North Africa to record with the nomadic Tuareg. She provides the ghazals or love songs, they provide the nomadic blues. |
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Le Trio Joubran, "As Far"
The oud is an ancient Middle Eastern instrument, but in the hands of these three brothers it is as dynamic as any modern day stringed instrument. On ‘As Far,’ the brothers recorded the entire album without rehearsal to create a live performance experience. |
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Various Artists, "Yahndawa"
The first North Americans included the Wendat people, and on this CD, François Couture brought together two native Wendat singers, with a classical string orchestra, to create an otherworldly sound. |
World Music with Deirdre Saravia takes you on a musical journey to some of the world’s most fascinating places, each Saturday night at 8:00 on KSTX 89.1 FM. From China to Brazil, from the Balkans to Indonesia, World Music will introduce you to sounds from a world far from your own, some of it totally foreign to American ears, much of it very familiar. A world traveler herself, Deirdre Saravia introduces each piece with fascinating details about the music, the musician and the culture that produced them.