When she was a young girl in the Ivory Coast, Dobet Gnahoré knew she wanted to devote her life to the arts. At age 12,…
Ivory Coast’s Dobet Gnahoré Crosses and Cultures on Na Afriki
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Silver Lake Film Festival to Premiere Dengue Fever Documentary "Sleepwalking Through the Mekong"
Dengue Fever will be headlining The Echo Plex beneath the night before the screening (Friday May 4, 2007) as part of the Silver Lake Film…
The Rough Guide To Bellydance Café
San Francisco (California), USA – Late night get-togethers at an outdoor café, hookah pipes, chatter and the strong smell of coffee, are all part of…
Temple Bells Music concerts
To promote and share Carnatic classical music, an innovative program called Temple Bells Music concerts have been launched by The Vamshi Academy of Music Trust…
Cross Pollinator Ashley Maher Releases Her Latest Album “Flying Over Bridges”
Spin Wild Records announced the release of “Flying Over Bridges”, the fourth album by veteran world music/folk/jazz singer-composer-bandleader Ashley Maher. Recorded in Los Angeles, it…
Indian American Folkster Swati Shows Her Guitar Virtuosity on Small Gods
Swati has release her new album, Small Gods, (Bluhammock, 2007) this month. Simultaneously percussive and dreamy, revealing elements of her Indian heritage, Swati uses a…
Afro-Cuban Funk, José Conde Talks About His New Recording (R)Evolución
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Singer-songman José Conde and his New York-based band Ola Fresca are funkifying Afro-Cuban music with a global perspective and a groove…
Think Global: Tango, a Rollercoaster of Emotions
San Francisco (California), USA – Think Global: Tango (THINK103CD, 2007) demonstrates the truly global nature of the style, arising from many encounters between migrants and…
Rodrigo Rodriguez Releases Across the East
Japan – Across the East is the second album by Japan-based Spanish musician Rodrigo Rodriguez. The album brings to a conclusion 3 years of intensive…
Motown gets a Latin makeover, Motown Remixed Vol. 2
New York (NY), USA – Motown Remixed, Vol. 2 (Motown/UM) reinvents classic Motown tracks with contemporary Latin styles from Reggaeton to Latin House The…