Franco and Le TPOK Jazz Francophonic, Vol. 2: 1980-1989 (Sterns Africa STCD 3046-47, 2009) The first of this two-volume series came earlier in 2009, the…
End Times of the Grand Master
Month: December 2009
Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival 2010 Performers Announced
Performers currently confirmed for the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival 2010 Festival include: The Neville Brothers, Ani Di Franco, Steve Earle, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience,…
South Africa Will Be Country of Honor at MIDEM 2010
MIDEM 2010 organizers announced at a press conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, details of the events that will form South Africa’s ‘Country of Honour’…
The New Calypso Royalty
King Selewa & his Calypsonians Calypso: Back to Mi Home (ARC Music EUCD 2231, 2009) Calypso music has been a vehicle for shrewd social commentary,…
Dominican Folk and Rock Legend Luís Días Dies at 57
Dominican folk and rock guitarist, singer and composer Luís Días Portorreal, better known as Luís Días and Luis "El Terror" Dias, died December 8 of…
Magnificent Silk Road
The Silk Road Ensemble Off the Map (World Village, 2009) With a worldwide network of master musicians spanning cultures and genres, an innovative musical outreach…
Orquesta Aragon: An Eternal Charanga Screened in Cienfuegos
By: Rafael Lam The full-length film Orquesta Aragon: La Charanga Eterna (Aragon Orchestra: The eternal Charanga), by filmmaker Ileana Rodriguez had its premier at the…
World Music Writer and Researcher John Storm Roberts Dies at 73
World music producer and writer John Storm Roberts died on November 29 of 2009 in Kingston, New York. He was 73. Starting in the late…
Vieux Farka Touré Remix Album Other Roads: Fondo Remixed to be Released in December 2009, Free Track Available
With his second album, Fondo (the Road), Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré, stepped confidently into the international spotlight, with an album that featured everything from…
Greenpeace to Release Legendary Live Recording Featuring Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Phil Ochs
Greenpeace Canada is set to release an exclusive two-disc, re-mastered live recording Amchitka, the 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace, featuring Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and…