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…
Discover World Music, New Global Sounds Series
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.
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
Tri Nguyen et le quatuor ‘Ilios Consonnances (Lunelios Tous LNL 888 1001, 2013) Vietnamese composer, pianist and dan tranh player Tri Nguyen bridges two beautiful…
Flamenco Documentaries Screening in Madrid
Two essential flamenco documentaries will be presented January 26-28, 2015 at Sala Berlanga in Madrid. The films include Flamenco from the Roots (Flamenco de…
Banda Magda’s Global Music Mix
Banda Magda Yerakina (groundUP Music, 2014) New York-based world music band Banda Magda has attracted a lot of attention lately with its brilliant pan-global mix.…
Dazzling Live Recording by Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla
Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla Pure Mezcla – Direct from Cuba Live at Yoshi’s Oakland (Tilford Productions TP114, 2014) This superb album captures live a performance…
Breaking Boundaries with Funk
The Afrorockerz – The Afrorockerz (Buda Musique, 2015) One of the hottest bands jumping into the world music scene in France is Paris-based The…
Four Leading Galician Musicians Come Together on Rustica
Cristina Pato, Davide Salvado, Anxo Pintos, Roberto Comesaña, four of the best known musicians from Galicia (Spain), have a new album titled Rústica. The…
‘The Flame: Flamenco Infused Jazz’ opens its concert season of 2015 in New York
Rebeca Vallejo, Andreas Arnold, and InFlame are the three artists that will open ‘The Flame: Flamenco Infused Jazz’ series in 2015. The concerts are produced…