Today’s show features some of our favorite music released this past year. Enjoy phenomenal selections from Canada, Senegal, South Africa, Mali, Western Sahara, Peru, Madagascar, Chile, USA, England and beyond. Explore musical expressions that demand our attention.
Year: 2015
Razia is a musician and activist who spends much of her time raising global awareness of the rapid deforestation going on in her homeland. Razia and her group provide a message of unity and urgency throughout this dynamic recording, rooted in a variety of the musical styles found within Madagascar.
Across a set of fifteen tracks, Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band carve out an impressive selection of songs that balance folk and soul music in a natural way with great instrumentation. Segun Akinlolu is a talented bandleader and his group put in a great shift on this CD.