Kassé Mady Diabaté Kiriké (Six Degrees/ No Format!, 2015) Malian jeli (griot) artist Kassé Mady Diabaté has one of the finest voices in West Africa.…
Acoustic Jeli Beauty from Kassé Mady Diabaté
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.
Magnetic Tunji Oyelana Retrospective
Tunji Oyelana A Nigerian Retrospective 1966 – 79 (Soundway SNDW 043CD, 2012) The Soundway label is doing an extraordinary job at rediscovering some of the…
Ville Leppänen, Rising Steel Guitar Hero
Southpaw Steel ‘n’ Twang Hale’s Pleasure Railway (Bafe’s Factory, 2014) Finnish guitar virtuoso Ville Leppänen has captured perfectly the essence of American roots music on…
Peppino D’Agostino Releases an Essential Acoustic Guitar Album
Peppino D’Agostino Penumbra (independent, 2014) On Penumbra, Italian guitarist Peppino D’Agostino presents a collection of solo guitar featuring a wide-range of musical influences and techniques.…
Laid Back Café del Mundo
Various Artists Café del Mundo (Putumayo World Music, 2014) The concept behind Putmayo’s Café del Mundo compilation is to provide a set of relaxing songs…
Splendid Young Voices from Kenya
Moipei Quartet In the Land of the Lion (ARC Music EUCD2455, 2013) Kenyan vocal ensemble Moipei Quartet dedicates In the Land of the Lion to…
Darbuka Maestro from the East
Artem Uzunov Let’s do it – Darbuka stories (Sketis Music SKMR-105, 2013) As the album’s title indicates, Let’s do it – Darbuka stories is…
International flamenco Song and Dance Competition ‘Alcobendas Flamenca Nuevos Talentos’
The Alcobendas City Council has announced the international flamenco Song and Dance Competition ‘Alcobendas Flamenca Nuevos Talentos’. The competition has an endowment of €5,000 in…
Sensational Gathering of Nile Basin Musicians
The Nile Project – Aswan (2013) The Nile Project is an exciting gathering of outstanding musicians from the Nile River region in East Africa. Egyptian…
Carlos Núñez to Present ‘The Atlantic Corridor’ at Celtic Connections 2015
Master Galician piper Carlos Núñez will return to Celtic Connections 2015 on Wed 21 January with a brand new commission titled Carlos Núñez ‘The…