Fiery Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón chose Hollywood for the videotaping of her live DVD, Eva Ayllón Live from Hollywood. Ayllón‘s spectacular show includes the hotter…
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Gong Linna Chinese Folk Songs (Arc Music, 2008) Gong Linna, from Ghizou, is one of China’s best known singers. She won the Chinese National Singing Competition.…
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Pouya Mahmoodi Mehr (Faryaad Records, 2008) Iranian underground guitarist Pouya Mahmoodi has recorded a beautiful album dedicated to the Goddess Mehr of ancient Persia. Titled…
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Orlando Poleo ¡Cúrate! (Cacao Music, 2007) Venezuelan expatriate Orlanedo Poleo has been playing with Paris-based salsa bands for several years. He is considered one of…
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Jovino Santos Neto Alma do Nordeste (Adventure Music, 2008) Pianist and flautist Jovino Santos Neto explores the Nordestino folk sounds of northeastern Brazil form a…
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Thee Express Express Yourself (Canyon Records, 2008) Thee Express is a chicken scratch band founded by Ricardo Vavages in 1978. The group was originally called…
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Mickey Hart and Planet Drum – Supralingua (Shout Factory, 2008) Originally released in 1998, Supralingua is part of a collection of drumming masterpieces reissued by…
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Xosé Manuel Budiño Home (Falcatruada, 2007) On his latest CD, Home (released in late 2007), Spanish multi-instrumentalist Xosé Manuel Budiño travels goes beyond Celtic music.…
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Spundana Mudra releases Art of Transcendence series of Music Yoga Healing DVDs March 2008. the first release is a Jugalbandi live concert with Jagan Ramamoorthy,…
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Before I get into the current jazz scene in India, I would like to give you my take on jazz… Around one hundred years ago,…
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