Aaron Cohen

Motown's polish may be the enduring musical image of Detroit R&B, but it's only part of that city's soul legacy. This compilation of rarities highlights the electrifying funky 45s of...

In her native Argentina, Mercedes Sosa may be best known as one of the major voices of "nuevo cancion" (new song). This was a politically charged movement that included many...

In Argentina, Mercedes Sosa is known as one of the major voices of "nuevo cancion" (new song), a politically charged movement that included many of the best South American folksingers...

The first "London Is The Place For Me" compilation shed new light on an overlooked chapter in British popular music. While that disc featured the calypso of Trinidadian immigrants of...

Yerba Buena guitarist/bandleader Andres Levin's shout-out to "all the bilingual girls" Thursday at HotHouse was just one of his group's colorful celebrations of how the world can condense into a...

The optimistic years just after West African nations achieved autonomy have often been called the golden age of the continent's popular music. This exciting two-disc compilation of historic 1970s and...

Because Sufism has always lent itself to transcendent art, the faith's star vocalists are particularly awe-inspiring. But even in this exalted sphere, Moroccan singer Ihsan Rmiki stands out. She is...

Shortly before gospel legend Marion Williams' death at age 66 two years ago, she finally received some of the accolades she deserved. Though it took a long time for America's...

Clarinetist Ioan Ivancea has a theory that Romanian Gypsies who fled to the United States in the 19th Century helped invent jazz. His group, Fanfare Ciocarlia, shows that he may...

Deejay Cheb i Sabbah left his native Algeria in the 1960s, but he paints an idealistic image of the region on his recent disc. Algerian rai vocals, driving Moroccan handclaps,...