" The Connemara Suite (TARA4021) began some years ago when I was first asked to write for the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Inishlacken came first, that…
Bill Whelan Releases The Connemara Suite
Month: June 2008
The Sounds of World Brass Return to England with Brass 08 – Durham International Festival
Brass 08 – Durham International Festival will be held 5th – 20th of July 2008 at County Durham (North East England, UK). The musical spectacle…
Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Revisited
On November 27, 1987 the Cowboy Junkies set up a single microphone inside The Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Ontario and in one…
Bewitched by Al Andalus
Luis Delgado As-Sirr (Nubenegra) For many years, Spanish multi-instrumentalist Luis Delgado has been researching the music of Medieval Muslim Spain. He has recorded and composed…
Interview with Robert Rich, Sound Designer
Robert Rich is a multifaceted musician. He is a renowned electronic music solo artist, who uses ethnic musical instruments in his music. Rich also collaborates…
Rich History of the Beginnings of the Tango
Tango Voices Songs from the Soul of Buenos Aires and Beyond Compiled and Edited by Donald Cohen Wise Publications New Yorker attorney, history and music…
Zach Deputy Releases Debut Studio Album
Out of the Water (Deputy Records, 2008), Zach Deputy’s much anticipated studio album, will be released on June 24th. After years of selling and giving…
The Visitor Soundtrack includes Music by Fela Kuti
The striking original score for The Visitor was composed by Academy Award-winning composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Finding Neverland). Kaczmarek also composed the beautiful and best-selling…
Senegalese Star Wasis Diop Releases Judu Bék in Europe
Paris, France – Internationally-renowned Senegalese artist Wasis Diop released his fourth solo album, ‘Judu Bek’ (Big Bang Gang), in France and England this past May,…
Burkinan Victor Démé Releases Solo Album in Europe
After a 30-year musical career in Burkina Faso, Manding singer Victor Démé finally releases his self-titled first album Victor Deme in June on Harmonia Mundi.…