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Bernard Woma Will Present the Ghanaian Gyl in Philadelphia
Posted on September 27, 2008 | No CommentsOn Saturday, October 4, Crossroads Music presents gyil (Ghanaian xylophone) master Bernard Woma. The second of three concerts of West African music at Crossroads this fall, the event is also... -
UK Reggae Group UB40 Releases Greatest Hits CD and Digital Album
Posted on September 27, 2008 | No CommentsAfter many years performing live and developing a name for themselves, UB40′s fortunes changed at the beginning of 1980, when they were asked to support The Pretenders on a UK... -
Farmer’s Stew Pot
Posted on September 27, 2008 | No CommentsEl Puchero del Hortelano Harumaki (2007) Andalusian band El Puchero del Hortelano (the farmer’s stew pot) belongs to the new generation of mestizo groups that has been developing... -
Small World Music Festival 2008 in Toronto Closes with Malian Sensation Vieux Farka Touré
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsToronto, Canada – The Small World Music Festival closes Tuesday September 30 with the show-stopping performance by guitar wizard and son of the famed Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Touré.... -
Eastern Blok Heads West for its Fall Tour 2008
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsStarting it all off right in New York City as part of the New York City Gypsy Jazz Festival, Eastern Blok then spreads west. Performing for the first time in... -
Marseilles Band Lo Còr de la Plana Bring Ancient Occitan Polyphonic and Percussive Traditions to Toronto
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsThe Small World Music Festival presents the nomad troupe from Marseilles, Lo Còr de la Plana who will perform their innovative vocal and percussive gymnastics influenced by ancient Occitan polyphonic... -
Trygve Seim and Frode Haltli Blend Eurojazz with World Sounds
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsThe cover of Yeraz (ECM , 2008), by saxophonist Trygve Seim and accordionist Frode Haltli. shows an open road stretching towards the horizon, and this is music in movement; Its... -
Afro Peruvian Alcatraz
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsAlcatraz Alcatraz (Lima Limón Records, 2008) The African rooted music of Peru has taken root in New York through a band named Alcatraz (which is also the title... -
Bajofondo at Fillmore Miami Beach in October
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsBajondo will be performing Tuesday, October 14th at 8 pm at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave, Miami Beach. The Argentine-Uruguayan collective is made up of some of the... -
Dr. Kanna Kumar – Leading Light in The Skanda Sashti Music Festival at Mayur Vihar – Delhi (India)
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsContributed by: Ms Lakshmi The advent of Shanmukha and the chastisement of the asura in his three manifestations of Surapatuman, Singha-mukhan and Târakan, which are but the three evils...
