Compass Rose Sextet Carnivalesque (Compass Rose Sextet (888295159906, 2014) Global music travelers Compass Rose Sextet present their latest offering of instrumental pieces inspired by various…
Compass Rose’s Global Music Journey Moves Forward
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.
Concilio Mixes Early Music and World Music in Fire Dance Video
Concilio – Músicas del Mundo, a band from La Ceja del Tambo, Department of Antioquia in Colombia has launched a new video titled Danza…
Remarkable Balkan Clarinet Summit
S. Pazarentsis, S. Trkulja, S. Balutel, O. Büyükberber, O. Pamukov, T. Klein, C. Puntin, S. Schorn Many Languages – One Soul – Balkan Clarinet Summit…
The Exciting Diversity of Cajun Music
Various Artists Putumayo Presents… Cajun (Putumayo, 2014 re-release) Putumayo has re-released one of its best compilations of American roots. Cajun will allow the listener to…
Murshidi and Sufi Field Recordings
Various Artists Murshidi and Sufi Songs – Field recordings by Deben Bhattacharya (ARC Music EUCD2555, 2015) Murshidi and Sufi Songs is a collection of 2001…
Amira Medunjanin Presents Delightful Sevdah
Amira Medunjanin Silk & Stone (World Village 450029, 2014) Amira Medunjanin is one of the great voices from the Balkans. Hailing from Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Discover World Music, New Global Sounds Series
Various Artists Discover World Music (ARC Music, 2014) Discover World Music is the first title of a new series called The Discover Series. It’s 2-CD…
New Kingston’s Instantly Accessible Reggae
New Kingston Kingston City (Easy Star Records, 2015) Modern reggae New Kingston delivers a tasty mix of roots reggae, pop, soul, dub and a little…
Greg Lawson’s Spectacular Recreation of Martyn Bennett’s GRIT at Celtic Connections 2015
The Celtic Connections 2015 opening ceremony featured the World Premiere of Martyn Bennett’s GRIT. The album GRIT, originally released in October 2003, was to…
Stunning Mix of Vietnamese Traditional Sounds and Classical Music
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