Clube do Balanço Swing & Samba Rock (MCD, 2005) Brazilian ensemble Clube do Balanço describes their music as Swing & Samba Rock and swing it…
Swinging Brazil
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.
Italian Legends Storm Japan
Arti & Mestieri First Live in Japan (Moonjune Records, 2008) Arti & Mestieri is a legendary Italian group from the 1970s that earned an excellent…
Neilos’ Transumanza Evolution
Neilos Transumanza (Altrosud/Megasound, 2008) The word transumanza means transhumance, which is the ancient human tradition of moving livestock from mountains to the coast, back and…
Still Crooked
Crooked Still Still Crooked (Signature Sounds, 2008) In a world where there are many great bands and it’s hard to differentiate one band from another,…
Global Fulas
A Fula’s Call Liingu (LLR 022, 2008) Paris watch out, one of the finest contemporary West African CDs came out of The Netherlands. Liingu is…
Pirca Andean Memories
Grupo Chalas Memorias de una Pirca (Suramusic, 2005) From Argentina comes this superb band that specializes in music from the Quebrada de Humahuaca mountain valley,…
Vengo Venenoso
Antonio Carmona Vengo Venenoso (Universal Music Latino, 2008) Antonio Carmona used to sing in the groundbreaking Flamenco hybrid band Ketama, which was renowned in world…
The Good Life at Taste of Durham, Food and World Music
On a beautiful spring day on May 24, the Taste of Durham festival presented delicious international food provided by locally-owned restaurants along with renowned…
Innovative Andalusian Airs
Chambao Con Otro Aire (Sony BMG, 2008) Chambao’s leader, María del Mar Rodríguez Camero (better known as La Mari), has been in the news lately.…
Labyrinth Musical Workshop 2008 Seminars Program
The complete program for Musical Workshop Labyrinth in Houdetsi, Crete (Greece) is now available. Twenty seminars taught by renowned musicians from all over the world…