Burlington (Massachusetts), USA – Polka bandleader and entertainer Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, winner of 16 Grammy awards, returns with a new album on Rounder,…
The United State’s Polka King Jimmy Sturr Shares the Wine
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International Music Professionals Explore Brazilian Music Through Projeto Comprador e Imagem 2007
Nine music specialists from 5 countries spent 10 days in August of 2007 discovering new music in four Brazilian regions. The international participants attended showcases…
Bluegrass Act The Charlie Sizemore Band Releases Good News
Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – Good News is the first Rounder Records release from singer, songwriter, and vocalist Charlie Sizemore, an artist much respected and loved…
Berlin Band 17 Hippies Talks About New Release Heimlich
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – The latest album by 17 Hippies features ukulele and a Persian hammered dulcimer—played by a former heavy metal drummer—together with an…
Heartbeat Records Releases CDs by Dennis Alcapone and Lone Ranger
Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – One of the few DJs in Jamaica capable of giving the great U Roy any competition was another master of the…
Book About Hidden Music-Making in an English Town Reissued
Wesleyan University Press has announced the re-issue of Ruth Finnegan’s The Hidden Musicians: Music-Making in an English Town (ISBN: 0-8195-6853-8). The 406 page book is…
Dobet Gnahore Will Be touring North America to Promote Na Afriki
Ivorian singer Dobet Gnahoré will be touring North America in September to promote her recent CD, Na Afriki. When she was a young girl in…
Oliver Mtukudzi Talks About His New Release Tsimba Itsoka
Oliver Mtukudzi has a new album titled Tsimba Itsoka. Translated literally, Tsimba Itsoka means “No foot, no footprint,” a simple phrase that serves as the…
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on DVD
On August 14th, Docurama is releasing Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on DVD. This documentary chronicles the Refugee All Stars from their local refugee camps…
Osvaldo Golijov Releases Oceana
New York (NY), USA – Deutsche Grammophon recently released Oceana, the third recording of music by Osvaldo Golijov. Since his Deutsche Grammophon debut CD Ayre,…