VP Records is set ti release the double-disc collection, We Remember Gregory Isaacs, on August 16, 2011. Saxophonist and producer Dean Fraser assembled an all-star…
View More VP Records To Releases Double Disc Gregory Isaacs Tribute AlbumAuthor: Angel Romero
Tatiana Rucinska Reveals the Beginner’s Guide to Scandinavia
Beginner’s Guide to Scandinavia is one of the most interesting world music boxed sets released this year. Produced by Stockholm-based freelance journalist Tatiana Rucinska, the…
View More Tatiana Rucinska Reveals the Beginner’s Guide to ScandinaviaBalkan Brass Fury
Fanfare Ciocarlia and Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra Balkan Brass Battle (2011) Two of the finest brass bands in the world, Romania’s Fanfare Ciocarlia and…
View More Balkan Brass FuryMasterful World Fusion from Malaysia
AkashA Karakoram Highway (2011) Malaysian band AkashA is quickly becoming one of the most interesting bands in the world fusion category. The multiethnic band has…
View More Masterful World Fusion from MalaysiaEuropean Innovators and Merengue Fire on July 9th at Rainforest World Music Festival
Saturday is usually the day that gets larger crowds at the Rainforest World Music Festival and July 9th, 2011, was no exception. The Sunset Concert…
View More European Innovators and Merengue Fire on July 9th at Rainforest World Music FestivalSounds of Malaysia and Global Beats on July 8th at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
The first performances on Friday, July 8th, at the Rainforest World Music Festival were by the Leweton Women’s Water Music (Vanuatu). The performers used the…
View More Sounds of Malaysia and Global Beats on July 8th at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011The Wondrous World of Leweton Women’s Water Music
One of the most fascinating acts of the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival was Leweton Women’s Water Music. The all-female group hails…
View More The Wondrous World of Leweton Women’s Water MusicThe Workshops Are the Heart of the Rainforest World Music Festival
Musical workshops take place every day throughout the Rainforest World Music Festival. Members of the audience get to sit right next to the performers and…
View More The Workshops Are the Heart of the Rainforest World Music FestivalRainforest World Music Festival Kicks Off at Kuching Waterfront
The opening ceremony of the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival took place in the evening on July 7th, at the Kuching waterfront.…
View More Rainforest World Music Festival Kicks Off at Kuching WaterfrontBelarusian Masters of Ethno Fusion
Troitsa Zimachka (VIGMA 3666-1, 2011) Belarusian trio Troitsa released their vibrant sixth album “Zimachka” (“Winter”) this year. Troitsa combines the rich folk music traditions of…
View More Belarusian Masters of Ethno Fusion