Oak Leaf Bluegrass & Mountain Music Festival 2011 will be held at Oak Leaf Park in Luray, Virginia on July 4, 1961. The three-day festival…
View More Oak Leaf Bluegrass & Mountain Music Festival 2011Author: Angel Romero
Terrace of inspiration
Smod Smod (Nacional Records, 2011) Malian group Smod’s debut album, Smod, has attracted a lot of media attention because of the involvement of Franco-Spanish star…
View More Terrace of inspirationHandprints of the Southwest
Aaron White and Anthony Wakeman Handprints of Our People (Canyon Records CR-7083, 2011) Handprints of Our People is a richly melodic and evocative album by…
View More Handprints of the SouthwestCheikh Lô’s Jamm Now Available in North America
Cheikh Lô’s new album, Jamm, is now available in the United States and Canada. On Jamm, which means “peace” in Wolof, Cheikh Lô’s mbalax rhythms…
View More Cheikh Lô’s Jamm Now Available in North AmericaMusic and Mexican Immigrant Life in New York
The Museum of the City of New York is set to present Music and Mexican Immigrant Life in New York on Thursday, June 16 at…
View More Music and Mexican Immigrant Life in New YorkStirring Afrobeat Celebration
Femi Kuti Africa for Africa (Knitting Factory Records KFR1113CD, 2011) With Africa for Africa , Nigerian Afrobeat star Femi Kuti shows us why he is…
View More Stirring Afrobeat CelebrationExtraordinary Persian Alchemy
Loga Ramin Torkian Mehraab (Terrestrial Lane Records/Electrofone, 2011) Multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian has been one of the leading figures in the North American world music…
View More Extraordinary Persian AlchemyJourney Around the Sun
Strunz & Farah Journey Around the Sun (Selva SV-CD 1016, 2011) It’s taken guitar duo Strunz & Farah four years to record a new album…
View More Journey Around the SunSami singer Berit Alette Mienna Releases Árbán
Berit Alette Mienna has a new recording titled Árbán (Etnisk Musikklubb). She is joined by Frode Fjellheim on harmonium and percussion. “This CD, “Árbán” [My…
View More Sami singer Berit Alette Mienna Releases ÁrbánThe Carolina Theatre of Durham Announces its 2011-12 Star Series
The Carolina Theatre of Durham (North Carolina) today announced its 2011-12 Star Series with 23 outstanding performances in a newly-renovated Fletcher Hall beginning October 1…
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