Durham (North Carolina), USA – Duke Performances announced that it has just secured an exclusive concert with the iconic singer and song-writer Richie Havens. In…
Duke Performances Will Present Richie Havens and Rachid Taha Exclusive Double Bill
Month: February 2009
Silvio Rodríguez’s Second Date
Havana, Cuba – Segunda cita (Second date) is the provisional title of the first major music production by Silvio Rodríguez in 2009, which has already…
Putumayo Presents India
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: India (Putumayo World Music, 2009) Putumayo World Music has embraced the kaleidoscope of colors of India with its upcoming release of…
Beacon of Hope
Multiple Artists Music Crossroads Interregional Festival 2008 Malawi (Jeunesses Musicales International, 2008) For 13 years the Music Crossroads Interregional Festival has reached out to thousands…
Embracing Pacifism
Mad Sheer Khan DemoNcracy (2008) The latest recording by Mad Sheer Khan demonstrates the bipolar relationship many people across the world have with the United…
Folkinvierno 2009 Brings the Best of Spanish Folk Music to Las Rozas
The 2009 edition of Folkinvierno will present Galician piper Cristina Pato on Saturday, February 14. Cristina will give a workshop at noon and the concert…
Disabled Congolese Street Band Staff Benda Bilili Will Release Tres Tres Fort in Spring 2009
Staff Benda Bilili are a group of paraplegic street musicians / polio victims who live in and around the grounds of Kinshasa Zoo, DR Congo.…
Irish Folk Band Beoga Releases The Incident
Beoga are very tight-lipped about the title of their third album, The Incident. "We are willing to disclose that the so-called ‘incident’ did occur on…
Getting Chummy With Chamame
Chango Spasiuk Pyandi – Los Descalzos (World Village 468083, 2009) If it’s Argentinean and involves a squeezebox, don’t instantly think tango. Think also chamame, an…
Legendary Bassist Cachaito Dies
Many in the music world are mourning the loss of Cuban bassist Orlando “Cachaito” Lopez. Mr. Lopez died Monday, February 9, 2009 in a…