Viva Cuba What: Lively music with soul is what you’ll get on this double-disc set paying tribute to the music of Cuba.

The Dirt:Castro, refugees, Communism and sugar are the common modern characteristics of modern Cuba, but others may argue the lack of modernization has kept much of the art community intact. While the freedom of the people has been stifled for too long, the mixture of Spanish and African cultures in this isolated Caribbean island nation [...]

Gypsy Tunes What: World Music Network’s latest release will be a love/hate album, but is certainly unique.

The Dirt: Putumayo appears mainstream compared to Rough Guide’s World Music Network, which sprung off the guide book company years ago. The group offers compilation CDs with music from EVERYWHERE on the planet, from Mongolia, to the Caribbean, and now Eastern Europe with the latest CD, The Rough Guide To Gypsy Music. You will either [...]