The Kingdom of Tonga has been in the news lately because of the coronation of the new king, which took place at the end of…
Chants From The Kingdom Of Tonga
Month: August 2008
Paradise Lost Namgyal Lhamo’s Sensational Video
Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo’s latest music video ‘Chang Yare’-Paradise Lost is spellbinding. If you thought that Tibetan music was just about ethereal loops that blended…
Polynesian Sensation Te Vaka Will Perform at Beijing Olympics
Polynesian band Te Vaka will head to China on August 6th to represent the South Pacific with five performances at the Olympic Games in Beijing…
Bound To Go: Illuminating Legacy of African American Folk Tradition
Bound to Go is a landmark collection of 35 songs from the African American folk tradition that includes spirituals, shout songs from the Sea Islands,…
WOMEX Won’t Stay in Sevilla
Sevilla’s daily newspaper Diario de Sevilla reported that the World Music Expo (WOMEX), will not be held in Sevilla after 2008. WOMEX organizers have offers…
Celebrating Gordon’s Musical Treasure
Various Artists A Celebration of the Music of Gordon Duncan, A National Treasure (Greentrax, 2008) In 2007 Scottish musicians got together to celebrate the music…