Marius Billgobenson redefines the meaning of world music on his new album, The Sum of My Pardon. The record encompasses more than just Billgobenson's African roots. Combining indigenous sounds from his native Congo with the Western flavors of blues, folk, and jazz, Billgobenson has crafted a lushly attractive and smoothly hypnotic collection of songs that transcend language and geographical boundaries. This is a rare find, an LP that effortlessly weaves together distant elements while remaining accessible to a global audience.

World music is often a niche genre, appealing to a more sophisticated or at least European crowd. There wasn't - and isn't - much mainstream exposure for it in North America. It certainly can't be heard on commercial Top-40 radio even though some of its elements have been borrowed by pop superstars like Sting and Paul Simon throughout the past few decades. Explore more at: http://www.billgobenson.com