Moacir Santos, the legendary composer and arranger whose body of work served to expand popular preconceptions of Brazilian music beyond bossa nova and Musica Popular…
San Francisco (California), USA – With their first international release, Afro (distributed in the US through Quango Music Group), the four Lima-based producers known as…
How to Grow a Woman From the Ground is the title of the new album by Nickel Creek mandolinist and vocalist Chris Thile. For the…
New York (NY), USA – Rodale has published Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson by Peter Ames…
Phoenix(Arizona), USA – David Nighteagle joins the Canyon Records label with Torn from the Heart -The Journey. Nighteagle draws upon his Lakota heritage to create…
Relix, the magazine for music, announced that guitar legends Carlos Santana and Les Paul have been added to the list of musicians participating in its…
Berlin, Germany – This year’s WOMEX Award goes to Totó La Momposina. The Colombian singer’s entire life, has been dedicated to representing the music of…
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released the latest album by Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Un Fuego de Sangre Pura. The album features 14 new tracks,…
The haunting melodies of the Native American flute evoke the flow and cadences of breathing while the pulsing rhythms of the drum evoke the beating…
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries for 2006. One of the largest songwriting competitions in the world, ISC…