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The Music of the Three Musketeers
Posted on February 25, 2008 | No CommentsArabesque Music Ensemble The Music of the Three Musketeers (Xauen Music, 2008) “Softly, sweetly, softly, sweetly Sing from me; I’ll give you anything.” Those lyrics were written by Bayram al-Tunsi... -
Celebrating Rumi
Posted on February 24, 2008 | No CommentsMercan Dede 800 (Doublemoon DM0042, 2008) Mercan Dede’s 800 isn’t what was expected, that is to say what it’s not is the proposed fourth album in his elements tetralogy. He... -
The New Musical Instrument Museum Begins Construction in Phoenix, Arizona
Posted on February 24, 2008 | No CommentsPhoenix (Arizona), USA – The new Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first truly global museum of its kind, broke ground on February 6 for its 180,000-square-foot facility on 20 acres... -
Dolores Gets Real
Posted on February 24, 2008 | No CommentsDJ Dolores 1 Real (Ziriguiboom/Crammed Dics, 2007) DJ Dolores’s latest offering, 1 Real, is a delightfully raucous romp, full of unexpected twists and turns. 1 Real, released on Ziriguiboom/Crammed Discs... -
Autorickshaw U.S. Concert Dates in San Francisco and Reno, March 3 & 6 2008
Posted on February 23, 2008 | No CommentsToronto-based Indo-jazz-funk fusion ensemble Autorickshaw will be performing in San Francisco March on 3rd at Yoshi’s in San Francisco, and at the University of Nevada in Reno on March 6th.... -
Kong Audio Releases Matouqin (Horse-headed Fiddle), The Mongolian Vibe from the Steppes
Posted on February 23, 2008 | No CommentsKong Audio has released Matouqin. Matouqin (horse-headed fiddle, a.k.a. morin khuur), as one of the precious legacies of the Mongolian people, has been heartily embraced by Chinese musicians today as... -
Riffat Sultana at Ashkenaz
Posted on February 23, 2008 | No CommentsPakistani vocalist Riffat Sultana will perform Sunday, February 24 at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, California. The acclaimed, trailblazing Pakistani classical-folk singer Riffat Sultana comes to Ashkenaz with her band for an... -
New Live! Album from Blues Great B.B. King Spotlights Classics as Well as Songs Never Before Recorded by the King of the Blues
Posted on February 23, 2008 | No CommentsSanta Mónica (California), USA – It has been estimated that blues great B.B. King has played more than 10,000 shows in a career spanning nearly 60 years. Whenever the King... -
Newgrass from the Crooked Road
Posted on February 23, 2008 | No CommentsBlue Highway Through the Window of a Train (Rounder, 2008) Contemporary bluegrass band Blue Highway recorded Through the Window of a Train (Rounder) in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. This was... -
World Loops from Distant Lands
Posted on February 22, 2008 | No CommentsReview The Spice Rack (PowerFX, 2008) collection of royalty free world music samples is meant to jazz up the electronic sounds of DJs and electronica musicians with global sounds. But...
