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The Flying Finns
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsNordic summers are tantalizingly short and the winters interminably long and icy, so the climate is generally conducive to indoor pursuits such as music study. Which might partially account for... -
A Tribute To The Late Conguero Giant, Francisco Aguabella
Posted on May 7, 2012 | No CommentsFrancisco Aguabella was born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1925. He was an Afro-Cuban master drummer. Francisco played with different sets of drums from Cuba, from batá drumming to playing the... -
The Pogues: 40 Years On
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsAny conversation concerning the Pogues will inexorably gravitate towards one Shane MacGowan, the tomb-toothed enfant terrible of Irish (and English) folk-rock. The band’s frontman is a living legend. The emphasis... -
Best New Celtic Music for St. Patrick’s Day 2012
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 1 CommentWe are about to leap headlong with wild abandon and unrepressed joy into the green. St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and there’s plenty to celebrate with this... -
Interview with Bossa Nova Star Paula Morelenbaum
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No Comments“What always impresses me is the receptivity that Brazilian music has abroad” – Paula Morelenbaum The Bossarenova Trio comprises of Paula Morelenbaum (vocals), Joo Kraus (trumpet and vocals) and Ralf... -
Kailash Kher: Sufi + Rock + Bollywood!
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsJanuary 28, Bangalore Kailash Kher, charismatic singer in the Sufi-rock style, proved yet again that he is right at the cutting edge of fusion music in India during his performance... -
Post APAP 2012 Reflections: Global Synergy, Local Parts and Sums Adding Up
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsAPAP’s 55th Annual Conference: New York’s cosmopolitan nature becomes charged with fresh new energies, both local and global, each January, as more than 3,400 national and international performing arts leaders... -
Evangeline Kim’s Top World Music Albums of 2011
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsWorld music writer Evangeline Kim shares her list of Top World Music Albums of 2011. Evangeline is writer/contributing editor for National Geographic Music, TRACE Magazine, Afropop, Giant Step, Songlines Magazine... -
Top World Music Albums of 2011, Critics’ Picks
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsThis year we begin the list of best world music album with our most recent contributor, Tony Hillier. He is based in Cairns in far north Queensland, from where he... -
Kronos Quartet’s Space Odyssey
Posted on October 18, 2011 | 1 CommentScheduled to make its timely entrance on the Australian national festival scene in late October, Adelaide’s Earth Station http://www.earthstationfestival.com.au could not have selected a more appropriate headline act or feature...