Kiran Ahluwalia (Triloka Records, Kiran Ahluwalia) The world is getting smaller. And it’s a good thing when it results in music as flat-out enjoyable as that on this CD. The first international release by this Indian-born, Canadian-bred, singer puts many sounds familiar to western ears—guitar, bass and keyboards—together in the melting pot with a rocking tabla, a Celtic fiddle on two tracks and Kiran Ahluwalia’s sinuous Punjabi-style vocals to produce a joyous blend that will appeal especially to those who enjoy folk-influenced western pop. Music fans are discovering that the exotic mix of sounds we call "world music" is, in reality, music for the whole world.