St. Patrick, the revered 5th century saint, patron saint of Ireland and often thought to be the first bishop of Armagh, wasn’t Irish. According to…
Music Goodies for St. Patrick’s Day 2015
Author: TJ Nelson
TJ Nelson is a regular CD reviewer and editor at World Music Central. She is also a fiction writer. Check out her latest book, Chasing Athena's Shadow.
Set in Pineboro, North Carolina, Chasing Athena's Shadow follows the adventures of Grace, an adult literacy teacher, as she seeks to solve a long forgotten family mystery. Her charmingly dysfunctional family is of little help in her quest. Along with her best friends, an attractive Mexican teacher and an amiable gay chef, Grace must find the one fading memory that holds the key to why Grace’s great-grandmother, Athena, shot her husband on the courthouse steps in 1931.
Traversing the line between the Old South and New South, Grace will have to dig into the past to uncover Athena’s true crime.
Savory Vivacity of the Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club Lost & Found (World Circuit Records, 2015) It’s time to haul out your dancing shoes and grab those guayabera shirts from…
The Rough Guide to Blind Boy Fuller
Blind Boy Fuller The Rough Guide to Blind Boy Fuller (World Music Network, 2015) Blues enthusiasts can dance happy to the coming spring or better…
Bamako Today’s Nuanced Vibrancy
BKO Quintet Bamako Today (Buda Musique, 2015) Under normal circumstances the first couple of months when musicians form a band it usually means working out…
The Captivating Real and Imagined Path of Flamenco
Raúl Rodríguez Razón de Son (Fol Musica, 2014) We expect a lot out of music. We expect it to entertain us, to dazzle us, to…
Lo’Jo’s Swirl of Exoticism
Lo’Jo 310 Lunes (World Village, 2014) The World Village release 310 Lunes by Lo’Jo is a carnival of sound with all the swirl of exoticism,…
The Evolving Spirit of the Desert Blues
Samba Toure Gandadiko (Glitterbeat, 2014) Malian music fans now have a reason to muddle through the cold dark days of winter with the February 3rd…
A Lush Folk Listen into the Traditions of Flanders
MANdolinMAN Old Tunes, Dusted Down (Arc Music, 2014) The Arc Music release Old Tunes, Dusted Down by MANdolinMan is quaintly old world and oddly appealing.…
The Earls of Leicester, a Bluegrass Delight
The Earls of Leicester The Earls of Leicester (Rounder, 2014) Growing up in a small suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, music leaked out of every nook…
2014 Gift Guide – World Music Central, Day 5
Day 5 of the World Music Central gift guide. We’ll be posting new items each day so come back and often as all the items…