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Vallenato Star Diomedes Díaz Releases Listo Pa’ La Foto
Posted on March 31, 2010 | No CommentsAll the songs in the new Sony Music Latin release were meticulously chosen by the artist and the album’s producers to ensure that the lyrics and the music reflected the... -
Spirited San Patricio
Posted on March 30, 2010 | No CommentsSan Patricio will give you a good idea of the music from the various regions and sates of Mexico. Living legend Chavela Vargas was very ill recently and her participation... -
The Original Country Music
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsAs an afterthought the idea of teaming up Mr. Nelson, a man who has some 200 recording credits, the president of Farm Aid and the songwriter who has added the... -
Mulatu Astatke Steps Ahead
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsEach track on the album tells its own story. The reflective, meandering opener, Radcliffe, was composed specifically for the Radcliffe Institute during Mulatu’s time lecturing at Harvard in Boston –... -
Ancient Indulgence Made Modern
Posted on March 28, 2010 | No CommentsGaida Levantine Indulgence (Palmyra Recordings, 2009) It was overlapping pre-dawn calls to prayer from the mosques of Damascus and the sounds of Arabic pop on the radio that... -
Gilberto Gil to perform in Fort Lauderdale on March 31 of 2010
Posted on March 28, 2010 | No CommentsA champion of Brazil‘s African-rooted traditions who has scoured the vast backlands of his own country and the far corners of the world in search of inspiration for his constantly... -
Buoyant Banjo
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsEvie Ladin Float Downstream (Evie Ladin / Evil Diane, 2010) The sound of the banjo remains an acquired taste, even given a recent resurgence in the popularity of... -
Ancient Future Trio In Concert in Davis, California
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsAncient Future is one the longest running musical organizations dedicated exclusively to the mission of creating world fusion music. The term was coined by bandleader Matthew Montfort in 1978 to... -
Alluring Spider Dances
Posted on March 26, 2010 | 1 CommentVarious Artists Taranta Nights 2 (Italian World Music (IWM 252 , 2009) Unfortunately, "O Sole Mio," "Mambo Italiano" or some other equally cheesy pop song passes as what many Americans... -
Caetano Veloso’s zii e zie to be released March 30, U.S. Tour to Follow
Posted on March 26, 2010 | No CommentsOn Zii E Zie, which was produced by Pedro Sa and Caetano’s son Moreno Veloso, the singer is joined by the same youthful trio he employed on 2007′s Ce, an...
