Renowned Jordanian composer and pianist, Zade’s new project One Night In Jordan: A Concert for Peace is airing on PBS this month (see schedule below).…
Zade’s One Night In Jordan: A Concert for Peace to Air on PBS this month
Month: March 2010
Songlines Music Awards 2010 Final Nominees Announced
Songlines magazine announced the final nominees of the Songlines Music Awards 2010 and will be releasing a compilation album on 22nd March featuring all sixteen…
Chartwell Dutiro at the Institute Of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts Theatre in England
Upbeat, entrancing and intoxicating Zimbabwean dance music. With more guitar licks than the Bhundu Boys and full drum kit, turn this music up loud and…
Highlife, Juju and Nigerian Blues in Nigeria Special Volume 2
The Soundway label has released a second volume in their Nigeria Special series. Nigeria Special 2: Modern Highlife 1970-6 features tracks that have been forgotten…
Into the Django Swing
Wedeli Köhler Swing and Folk (Jazzpoint Records, 2010) Lingering over that second pot of coffee while brushing the croissant crumbs from your chin and smudging…
Influential World Music Radio DJ Charlie Gillett Dies at 68
British world music radio presenter, rock historian and record producer Charlie Gillett died this morning, March 17, in London. He was 68. In recent weeks…
Devilish Tribute to Piazzolla
German tango nuevo (new tango) quartet Mi Loco Tango has released a tribute to Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla titled Del Diablo y del Angel (“About…
Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz to Perform at Skirball Center in New York
Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz will be performing Friday, March 19th of 2010 at 8:00 PM at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York…
Influential Nicaraguan Folk Musician and Painter Salvador Cardenal Barquero Dies in Managua
Salvador Cardenal Barquero, a widely-respected musician, writer, painter and environmentalist passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Alejandro Davila Bolanos Hospital in…
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder Celebrate the Musical bonds Between Ireland and Mexico
The musical souls of two nations, Ireland and Mexico, are movingly brought to life in ‘San Patricio,’ the latest international collaboration by renowned Irish traditional…