Smithsonian Folkways and the Aga Khan Music Initiative have announced the tenth and final release of their award-winning “Music of Central Asia” series. The last…
WOMEX 2012 organizers announced today the names of the members of the jury that will review the international world music showcase and conference proposals for…
The Touré-Raichel Collective The Tel Aviv Session (Cumbancha, 2012) The rising star of world music, Vieux Farka Touré collaborates with Israeli pop star Idan Raichel…
Otis Taylor Contraband (Telarc, 2012) American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Otis Taylor continues his musical explorations on his latest recording. Although his music is deeply rooted…
globalFEST, the leading showcase festival for world music in the United States will be presenting a showcase at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas…
Haitian musician Frisner Augustin passed away on February 28th, 2012 at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). He died of a brain hemorrhage. Frisner Augustin…
In May of 2012, renowned Toronto music venue Lula Lounge will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. Defying all odds, Lula is still solid after a decade…
Karantamba Ndigal (Teranga Beat , 2012) One of the most exciting African albums of the year is Ndigal by Karantamba. This sizzling group is led…
A new version of Seun Kuti’s recent album From Africa With Fury: Rise will be out in April as a collection of remixes. The reconstructed…
Gerard Edery Edery Sings Yupanqui (Sefarad Records, 2012) Guitarist and singer Gerard Edery is well known as a leading performer of Sephardic music. On Edery…