Amadou + Mariam Folila (Nonesuch, 2012) Folila is the eagerly anticipated new studio album by one of Africa’s most famous musical couples, Amadou & Mariam.…
Folila
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.
JuJu Announce 2012 British Tour
African world trance band JuJu will be touring the UK during May-July 2012. Juju is Justin Adams (electric guitar, bendir, backing vocals), Juldeh Camara (lead…
Poco a poco to Perform at Spitimou Groundfloor in Thessaloniki
Greek band Poco a poco is set to perform on May 5th at 22:00 (10:00 pm) at Spitimou Groundfloor in Thessaloniki, Greece. Poco a poco…
Hoquets to Bring Belgotronics to London
Hoquets is set to bring its Belgotronics sound to The Vortex Jazz Club in London on June 8, 2012 at 19:00. Influenced by the Congotronics…
UNT Zebras Jazz Flamenco Project Wins DownBeat Student Awards
The University of North Texas Zebras Jazz Flamenco Project has won several DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards. The Flamenco Project is led by Spanish pianist…
Zamrock Legend Witch Releases We Intend To Cause Havoc! Boxed Set
Witch We Intend To Cause Havoc! (Now-Again Records, 2012) Very little sub-Saharan rock music ever made it outside of Africa. In Zambia there was a…
Brooklyn Flamencos
Caramelo Ride (independent, 2012) Caramelo is an American band from New York City, composed of musicians and flamenco dancers inspired by Spanish flamenco hybrids as…
Slow Funk
Rob Make It Fast Make It Slow (Soundway SNWLP0490, 2012) The Soundway label presents another of its amazing African music discoveries. Make It Fast Make…
Cuban Percussion Master Luis Abreu Dies at 73
Luis Abreu, one of the musicians of the legendary Cuban rumba group Los Papines, died Tuesday, April 17th in Havana. He was 73 years old.…
Legends of Fado
Various Artists Legends of Fado (ARC Music EUCD2357, 2012) Legends of Fado will take you to the music performed by some of the essential artists…