Tinariwen’s Desert Blues Galvanizes Chapel Hill
On a dismal, dark, February night world music fans chased away the winter chill at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Memorial…
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Various Artists – Celtic Woman 4 (Valley Entertainment / Hearts of Space Records, 2010) Bridget McMahon – Celtic Woman (Paradise Music, 2008) There are several…
View More Celtic WomenRed Stick Ramblers to Bring Cajun Spice to Wisconsin Union Theater
Red Stick Ramblers will perform at Music Hall on Friday, February 26 at 8 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. The Red…
View More Red Stick Ramblers to Bring Cajun Spice to Wisconsin Union TheaterScottish Specialists in All Styles
Bellevue Rendezvous Salamander (Journeyman Records, 2010) Bellevue Rendezvous demonstrate that they are specialists in all styles with their second album Salamander. Original tunes written for…
View More Scottish Specialists in All StylesOrlando’s Journey
Bizantina – Orlando Tarantato (Italian World Music, 2009) Orlando Tarantato is the music created by bassist and composer Michelangelo Zorzit for a theater show which…
View More Orlando’s JourneyFunky Samba
Sambadá Gente! (Sambadá, 2010) On Gente!, Sambadá explores the vibrant and captivating music of Bahia (Brazil). The large group provides some of the finest and…
View More Funky SambaThe Legend of Prester John
Tommy T The Prester John Sessions (Easy Star Records, 2010) Enjoy a musical road map of Ethiopia, and discover a musical Eden full of treasures…
View More The Legend of Prester JohnFernando Otero’s Vital
Fernando Otero – Vital (World Village, 2010) I’m not sure how to describe Argentine pianist Fernando Otero’s “Vital”. Various nods and references appear in the…
View More Fernando Otero’s VitalBinder und Krieglstein’s Reconstructions
Binder und Krieglstein New Weird Austria (Essay Recordings, 2010) With a distinct departure from his debut album, Alles Verloren, produced by Shantel, the opening track…
View More Binder und Krieglstein’s ReconstructionsPuerto Rican Beats at Duke Performances’ Jazz Saxophone Festival WAIL!
Duke Performances’ jazz saxophone festival WAIL! opens this Thursday, February 11, at 8 pm in Reynolds Theater in Durham (North Carolina) with Grammy-nominee Miguel Zenon…
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