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07/05/2008
Label Artist Album Selection
Arhoolie John Jackson Blues With A Message (var) John Henry
Hannibal Alvin Youngblood Hart Territory John Hardy
EMI Cassandra Wilson Loverly (N) Dust My Broom
 
Takoma Ron Thompson & the Resistors Takoma Eclectic Sampler (orig. on Treat Her Like Gold) I'm Shakin'
Alligator Records Lee Rocker Black Cat Bone (L) TT
Hightone Records Dick Dale Unknown Territory F Groove
 
HeyDay Records Stephen Yerkey Confidence, Man maker's mark
Geffen Robbie Robertson Somewhere Down the Crazy River  
 
sonaBLAST! Ben Sollee Learning to Bend (N) Panning for Gold
Editions EG Robert Fripp & The League of Crafty Guitarists Show of Hands The Moving Force
Vanguard Patty Larkin Watch the Sky (N) Hollywood
Kirkelig Kulturverksted Knut Reiersrud / Iver Kleive Nåde Over Nåde (I) Sorge Og Gleden de Vandrer Til Hope
 
RB Morris RB Morris Empire (N) Buddha in European Clothes
Columbia/Legacy The Byrds Back Pages Triad vocals by David Crosby
Random Chance Pyeng Threadgill Of the Air Wishing Well
Bar None Records Vinicius Cantuária Horse and Fish Procissao
 
SIRE Dadawa Sister Drum TT
Six Degrees Pacifika Asuncion (N) Soi
Upcoming Show: Pacifika @ SF Yoshis, Monday, July 21
 
Amiata Records Maria Marquez and Frank Harris Daboa From the Gekko (var) (I) Canto Del Pilon
Quango Novalina Afro Malato
 
Antilles Steve Turre Rhythm Within Montuno Caracol
Mango Salif Keita "Folon"...The Past Mandjou
 
Mango Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited Corruption TT
Zimbabwe News Link: Pacifika @ SF Yoshis, Monday, July 21
Columbia/Legacy George Benson The Essential George Benson Shadow Dancers (orig. on The New Boss of Jazz Guitar)
 
World Village Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara Soul Science (N) Yerro Mama
Roulette Jazz Machito Kenya Congo Mulence
Palm Pictures Sidestepper Buena Vibra Sound System (FC Aug. 5) La Paloma
Capitol Michael Franti and Spearhead Home Red Beans and Rice
 
Esbjorn Svensson Tribute: (April 16, 1964 - June 14, 2008)
ACT Esbjorn Svensson Trio E.S.T. Live (I) Dodge the Dodo "live in Montreux"
215 Records E.S.T Seven Days of Falling (I) In My Garage
ACT E.S.T Tuesday Wonderland (I) Fading Maid Preludium
Mystery Artist:Who is the leader? E. W. Wainwright, leading the African Roots of Jazz
Plainisphare E. W. Wainwright, Jr. African Roots of Jazz Ayoka
 
Plainisphare E. W. Wainwright, Jr. African Roots of Jazz Mfecune
 
EMI Bobby McFerrin Medicine Music Angry, feat. Voicestra
Wrasse Records Miriam Makeba The Best of Miriam Makeba, The Early Years Hush - The Skylarks
Shout Solomon Burke Like a Fire (N) A Minute to Rest and a Second to Pray, feat. Ben Harper
Riverboat Records/World Music Network Etran Finatawa Desert Crossroads (I)(N) Kel Tamasheck
 
Times Square Tcheka Nu Monda (N) Djan Kre Bejabu
Upcoming Show: Tcheka @ Oakland Yoshis, Monday, July 14
Sunnyside Louis Winsberg Jaleo Sacromonte
Elektra / Asylum L. Subramaniam Global Fusion Jai Hanuman!
Reprise Allen Toussaint The Allen Toussaint Collection Am I Expecting Too Much?
Upcoming Show: Allen Toussaint @ Stern Grove, Sunday, July 6
KEY

D = debut     comp = compilation     FC = forthcoming     I = import
L = latest     OVP = Out of Print     N = new     NR = newly reissued
sdtrk = soundtrack     TT = title track     var = various     N/A = not available

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