Danbury, Connecticut, USA – The popular Celtic band Celtic Fiddle Festival is back for Saint Patrick’s Day with Play On. After the unexpected passing of…
Celtic Fiddle Festival Plays On
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.
Steelband Woman
(PRWEB) – The month of March every year is Woman’s Month in the United States. As we pay homage to women I want to take…
WOMEX 2005 Jury Announced
UK – The organizers of WOMEX, the largest world music conference, announced the name of the The 7 Samurai. This is the name given to…
Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico Present Sumiglia
Savina Yannatou – Sumiglia (ECM, 2005) Sumiglia is Savina Yannatou’s first ECM studio album and her first creative collaboration with producer Manfred Eicher. Pooling songs…
Sparkling Sikus
Oscar Reynolds Rio de luz/River of light (Karumanta 006, 2004) San Franciso-based Oscar Reynolds hails originally from Bolivia, the country one most associates with his…
Nordic Folk Ambience Recorded at Emanuel Vigeland’s Mausoleum
Unni Løvlid is back with a new recording. Vita is released by Grappa Musikkforlag, and the recording was made by Helge Sten at the Emanuel…
Didjeridu Travelling Songs
Didjeridu – Travelling Songs (AARC Music EUCD1876) is the latest release by Charlie McMahon & Gondwana. With more than forty years of didjeridu playing Charlie…
The Soul of Nazareth
Oslo, Norway – Palestinian singer Rim Banna has a new album entitled The Mirrors of My Soul (KKV FXCD 288, 2005). Through two other KKV…
Indie Acoustic Project: Best CDs of 2004 Finalists
The Indie Acoustic Project has announced the finalists for the IAP’s "Best CDs of 2004" Awards. The 3 finalists in each of 14 categories were…
King Sunny Ade & Prince Obi Osadebe Tour North America
King Sunny Ade has never toured North America like this before. As one of the earlier “world music” performers to reach the global stage, Nigeria’s…