Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Tha Tribe launches their seventh recording with Best of Both Worlds-World Two. This is a follow up to their Nammy (Native…
Tha Tribe, Hip Hop Meets Pow-Wow
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Reggae Stars Top This Year’s Global Fusion Festival in the UK
UK – Reggae legends Sly and Robbie will headline this year’s Global Fusion at the Pestalozzi International Village in Sedlescombe, UK. The seminal music duo…
Acoustic South African Poetry
Germany – South African musician and poet Sam Tshabalala has a new album entitled Meadowlands (Tropical Music 68.848). The songs on Meadowlands are sung in…
Wilkes Community College Honors Doc Watson
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – Wilkes Community College, which has produced MerleFest on its campus in Wilkesboro, NC since 1988, today awarded its first honorary…
Debut CD by Virtuoso Percussionist Yinon Muallem
Tel Aviv, Israel – Changing Moments (Magda MGD046), the debut album by virtuoso percussionist & composer Yinon Muallem, was recorded in Israel and Turkey and…
The Music of Luís Delgado in Kingdom of Heaven
Madrid, Spain – Two tracks “Balansiya” & “Epitafio,” from the CD El sueño de Al-Zaqqaq, by Luis Delgado, have been included in the soundtrack of…
The Master of the Senia Bangash Sarod School of Music
Los Angeles (California), USA – Amjad All Khan has a new album, Moksha (Real World Records). Amjad Ali Khan is one of the world’s leading…
Traditional Songs of the Salt River Pima
Phoenix, Arizona, USA – Earl Ray (Salt River Pima/Maricopa) makes his debut recording with Canyon Records with his album, Traditional Songs of the Salt River…
Blue Highway Releases Marbletown
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Blue Highway has a new album entitled Marbletown (Rounder Records). Working individually as sidemen, songwriters, and solo artists, the members of…
The King of Rai in the UK Is Back on Tour
London, UK – Algerian rai musician, Abdelkader Saadoun, begins his latest UK tour, which will include live performances at various festivals and workshops. Tour dates:…