John McDowell (composer, keyboardist, percussionist) has recorded the soundtrack for the film Born Into Brothels. This documentary is a story about children of prostitutes in…
Speaking the Mamma Tongue, John McDowell album release
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.
American Guitarist & Buddhist Nun Collaborate again
San Francisco, California, USA – In their Six Degrees Records debut, Steve Tibbetts and Chöying Drolma have released a new recording, called Selwa, which expands…
The Great Salsa Dominicana
Ricky González – Oasis (Rumba Jams Recordings RJ1017-2, 2004) The new album by Dominican producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Ricky González is a perfect example of…
Kista World Music Festival in Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden – The royal capital of Sweden will be hosting the Kista World Music Festival October 19-23 of 2004. Kista is a celebration…
Lullabies from the Axil of Evil CD now available in the USA
New York City, USA – Valley Entertainment has released a US version of the celebrated album Lullabies from the Axil of Evil, created by Norwegian…
The Reversed Sounds of England
London, England – British instrumentalist Andrew Cronshaw has a new recording, Ochre, on the Cloud Valley label. For this new album, Cronshaw has returned to…
New Omar Sosa CD, Mulatos, featuring Paquito D’Rivera
San Francisco, California, USA – Omar Sosa has a new recording, Mulatos ((OTA1014), on the Ota label. Omar Sosa searches out new sounds for a…
Geek Rhythms
The premise of this CD is to introduce the Geek world to non-Geeks and inject the technical matter with some levity that it deserves. Technology…
Quimbombó, soneros de New York
Quimbombó Quimbombó (Testa Dura Records TDCD 001, 2004) Quimbombó is a creative New York-based band (there seems to be a band with the same name…
Putumayo\’s Women of Latin America Tour
Putumayo World Music has put together the concert tour Putumayo Presents Latinas: Women of Latin America. The tour is being produced in conjunction with…