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Maria de Barros

Rahim AlHaj & the Little Earth Orchestra Find a Global Voice for Peace

August 6, 2010

Asylum in New Mexican Maqam: Rahim AlHaj and the Little Earth Orchestra Find a Global Voice for Peace Via Iraqi Sounds In the dry mountains of New Mexico, an Iraqi oud (lute) master raises homing pigeons. Persecuted for a single potent song, he fled his native land, only to be deprived of his beloved instruments at ...

Nha Mundo (My World)

By Maria de Barros

Label: Narada Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: Riberonzinha; Cabo Verde N

Maria de Barros: Nha Mundo (My World)

by Todd S. Jenkins
October 25, 2003

Maria de Barros hails from the Cape Verde Islands, the home of Cesaria Evora, where a rich confluence of African, European and Latin American cultures have blended together since time immemorial. She is definitely more of a “pop” singer than the barefoot diva Evora. Her singing conveys the same sort of relaxed charm that was Astrud ...