Various Artists / Salsa Around the World
Album: Salsa Around the World   Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Jun 2003
Label:Putumayo World Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2003-09-01 Pull Date: 2003-11-03 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Nov 2 Oct 26 Oct 19 Oct 12 Oct 5 Sep 28 Sep 21 Sep 7
Airplays: 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 5

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 24, 2021: At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Jun 14, 2018)
Ignane
4. Dec 01, 2004: Bigger than Bollywood
Mana Janab Ne Pukara Nahin
2. Jun 14, 2018: At the Cafe Bohemian
Ignane
5. Jan 03, 2004: Morning Glory
Flores Y Tambores
3. Apr 13, 2007: Living Souls [sub for Wedge]
Forest Flower
6. Oct 30, 2003: Eclectica
Mana Janab Ne Pukara Nahin

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2003-08-31
[coll.]: SALSA AROUND THE WORLD
Putumayo, 2003

Just what the title says: salsa music from places you don't expect to find salsa – Africa, Europe, even India and Japan. The selections are up to Putumayo's usual standards, elevating this from a mere novelty to a serious survey of Latin music's global appeal. So don’t look for wacky fusions; this is (mostly) straight-up salsa.

Try any and all tracks. Fo's Picks: 5, 6, 8, 12

01. 5:53 – midtempo: straight-up, with just a few hints of Celtic melody. Good flute.
02. 3:47 – midtempo, with touches of Italian street music & jazz, + string section
03. 5:24 – midtempo, with a nice Caribbean sway; good vocals & guitar solo.
04. 3:46 – midtempo, smooth cha-cha, good horns, husky Greek vox (+ panpipe!)
05. 3:48 – uptempo, really good percussion here, creole vocals have an African touch
06. 3:37 – uptempo; Arabic vocal adds a cool new flavor; nice guitar/trumpet solos
07. 2:21 – Santana goes Bollywood! Elec. guitar, Hindi vox; lightweight but fun
08. 5:32 – midtempo; relaxed feel, Wolof vox, very fine band: everything just fits.
09. 4:28 – mid/uptempo bomba rhythm: straight-up salsa from Japan
10. 4:14 – uptempo latin jazz; Douala vocal, sophisticated rhythm, nice backup vox
11. 3:27 – relaxed Cuban-style son from Finland, steady swing & good guitar work
12. 5:10 – bouncy midtempo: Haitian creole lyrics, nice perc/violin; a sweet, lazy air

[Fo] – 8/30/03

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Salsa Celtica El Sol De La Noche
2. Havana Mambo Malanina
3. Arnell I Su Orkestra Ban Sali
4. Apurimac Forest Flower
5. Kunda, Toure Rapada
6. Largo, Mousta Anna Maria
7. Shaan Mana Janab Ne Pukara Nahin
8. Babacar 7 Sabor Internacional Ignane
9. Orquesta De La Luz Flores Y Tambores
10. Bona, Richard Te Dikalo
11. El Septeto Runidera
12. Haitiando Pa Koute Konsey