
Oh, how TravelTracks does love a compilation album. And what’s better than one CD? Two, of course! That’s just what FolkeLarm: Oslo 2008 from the Etnisk Musikklubb label delivers, and it’s a gem of a …

Oh, how TravelTracks does love a compilation album. And what’s better than one CD? Two, of course! That’s just what FolkeLarm: Oslo 2008 from the Etnisk Musikklubb label delivers, and it’s a gem of a …
Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram is a sensation throughout the Middle East. At the 2008 World Music Awards, she won the award for best-selling Arab/Middle Eastern artist, selling more than 30 million records by the end of 2007. That makes her one of the most popular female performers …

Big Blue Ball, a new compilation album from Real World Records, is a doozie, packed full of diverse world music treats.
It’s the result of week-long musical collaborations in Wiltshire, England, over three summers—with …