As part of Carnegie Hall’s Artist Perspectives series, Zakir Hussain conducted a weeklong workshop through Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall with music students from…
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King Sunny Ade Will Begin 2009 North American Tour in June
Nigerian juju icon King Sunny Ade will give North American audiences a chance to witness contagious 40-minute grooves that have been steeped in a modern-day…
World Music Veterans Baka Beyond Return with Two Albums and a UK Tour
The haunting, mystical vocals on the album Baka Beyond’s forthcoming CD, ‘Beyond the Forest‘ (out on 4 May), were recorded on a solar-powered 8-track machine…
Cameroonian Soul Musician Blick Bassy Releases Solo Album
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and percussionist Blick Bassy released his first recording, titled Leman. On ‘Leman‘ (World Connection, 2009), Blick Bassy connects the music of Central…
Award Winning Zimbabwean Band Mokoomba Will Tour Europe in 2009
Mokoomba will be touring Europe May through July 2009. First-prize winner of the Music Crossroads InterRegional Festival (IRF) 2008, Mokoomba is a six-piece band singing…
Mamer to Performing in May 2009 Alongside Hanggai at the Union Chapel in London
As part of the Beyond The Wall: New Music from China series, Mamer will be performing alongside Hanggai at the Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London…
Van Van: the Most Nominated Band at Cubadisco 2009
Havana, Cuba – Juan Formell and Los Van Van, the most popular Cuban orchestra (band), has been nominated in five different categories in the Cubadisco…
Internet Viral Hit Playing For Change – Songs Around the World Sells Over Twenty-Six Thousand Copies in First Week
A remarkable and unpredicted popular response to the Playing For Change project has ignited around the world. Driven by more than twenty million video hits,…
Vieux Farka Toure Releases 2nd Album
Six Degrees Records has announced the signing of Vieux Farka Touré, the fast rising Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter, and son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Vieux…
Watcha Clan Release Digital Remix Album
Watcha Clan are musical nomads on a mission in search of space and freedom, embodied in the voice of Sista K whose mixed Ashkenazi, Sephardic…