Various Artists – Rudolstadt Festival 2016 (Heideck, 2016)
You can catch up with the latest in world music acts with this double CD compilation from Germany’s Rudolstadt Festival. This compilation features artists from various countries that appeared in the 2016 edition of the festival.
Rudolstadt Festival is one of the most significant world music festivals in Europe.
Stylistically, the artists range from traditional to contemporary forms of world music. The album comes nicely packaged in a hard cover digibook with liner notes in German and English.
Although some of the artists are familiar names to the world music community, there are also quite a few discoveries, featuring acts that don’t tour North America.
Rudolstadt Festival 2016 is an excellent sampling of the great world music you’ll find at the annual festival.
The album is available from shop.rudolstadt-festival.de
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
