Refugee All Stars Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars (Docurama Films, 2007) In recent years a group of musicians from sierra Leone have been traveling throughout…
Sierra Leone’s Creativity in the Darkest Times
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.
Indian Music and its Aesthetic Concepts
Aesthetics refers to the philosophy of the beautiful. “Never take away the love of the beautiful from your heart”; remarked Rousseau, the French Philosopher, “If…
An Inspiring New Generation of Bossa
Clara Moreno – Meu Samba Torto (Compass Records, 2007) It’s probably genetic. Bossa nova flows through Clara Moreno’s name. Her name may not ring a…
The Funky South Asian Sound
Funk ‘n Gandhi Funk ‘n Gandhi (Radical House Records, 2005) This CD has an intriguing colorful cover. It shows a character that looks like a…
Sweet Mediterranean Essence
Julio García Ser (Escalera, 2007) Not all Spanish guitarists play Flamenco. Madrid-based acoustic guitarist Julio García performs creative and esthetically beautiful acoustic music that combines…
Mandingo Trio at Semeltedigelen Jazz and Blues Festival in Mo i Rana, Norway
Mandingo Trio is to perform at Semeltedigelen Jazz and Blues Festival in Mo i Rana, Norway, 12th October this year. The trio, consisting of highly…
Carnatic Jazz Journey
Autorickshaw So the Journey Goes (Tala-Wallah Records, 2007) The latest album by Canadian band autorickshaw continues in the direction of combining Indian music with jazz…
Interview with Tibetan Singer Namgyal Lhamo
World Music Central recently interviewed singer, songwriter, actress and performing artist Namgyal Lhamo, winner of the Best Female Singer award at the 2007 Tibetan music…
Bassam Saba and April Centrone to record with Alekos K. Vretos in Greece!!
Bassam Saba and April Centrone are going to Greece to record with Alekos K. Vretos for his new project. Bassam is a splendid and world…
New Album in 2008 by Alekos K. Vretos
Alekos K. Vretos is currently preparing his new album. The actual recording is going to be completed by February 2008, and the album is going…