Various Artists Norway (Music Export Norway MENCD 015) I find that most of the Norwegian music that gets to World Music Central’s hands is of…
Norwegian World Expressions
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.
Pepo Rocks
La Banda del Pepo Tanto por Hacer (Galileo/Nufolk, 2009) La Banda del Pepo means Pepo’s band, and what a band. Pepo Sanchez is a singer-songwriter …
Krishna Bhatt & Anindo Chatterjee Will Perform in New York City
An exciting evening of Classical Hindustani music will take place May 2 in New York with two great masters, Pandit Krishna Bhatt on sitar…
Thunderous Mantras
Jai Uttal Thunder Love (Nutone Records, 2009) American musician Jai Uttal released several landmark world beat albums that combined traditional Indian music with western elements.…
Kaweh 2009 West Coast Tour
Reuniting on stage after 15 years are Kaweh and Seattle based singer-songwriter Holly Phillips. The two started their first group in 1993. Within months they…
Fania Fire
Fania All Stars San Juan 73 (Fania/Emusica, 2009) From the Fania vaults comes this small treasure. San Juan 73 is a previously unreleased live recording…
Worldwide release of Mamou Sidibe’s Album Djougouya on Akwaaba Music.
Mamou Sidibé has a new recording titled Djougouya. Mamou Sidibé was born in the Ganadugu region of southwestern Mali. The region is close geographically but…
Hoodio Hopping
Hip Hop Hoodios Carne Masada: Quite Possibly the Best of Hip Hop (Jazzhead, 2009) The name of this collective, Hip Hop Hoodios, is…
Nomadic Chalaparta
Oreka TX Nomadak Tx (World Village, 2009) In 2006, two musicians from San Sebastian in Spain’s Basque country, Harkaitz Martínez and Igor Otxoa (who use…
Border Techno
Nor-tec Rifa!: Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World by Alejandro L. Madrid (Oxford University Press) Border towns are fascinating urban centers, which are…