San Francisco, California, USA – Traveling across Algeria, Mauritania, Mali and Western Sahara, The Rough Guide To The Music Of The Sahara (RGNET1153CD) encompasses the…
The Rough Guide To The Music Of The Sahara
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Cheb i Sabbah joins Khaled & Friends for North American Tour 2005
San Francisco, California, USA – Following his latest release, La Kahena, Cheb i Sabbah joins the “King of Rai”, Khaled, for the Peace through Music,…
Rounder Releases Telluride Bluegrass Festival DVD
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Thirty Years (Rounder Records) is the title of the new CD+DVD dedicated to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The Telluride Bluegrass Festival…
The Rough Guide to The Music Of The Andes: Bolivia
The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes: BoliviaSan Francisco, California, USA – Featuring many tracks sourced from local companies, The Rough Guide To…
Cuban Essentials 1 Ibrahim Ferrer Ay, Candela
New York city, USA – The first release of the Cuban Essentials collection is Ay, Candela by Cuban legend Ibrahim Ferrer. Ay, Candela is fully…
Tracing Her Cuban Roots
Jessie Márquez Sana Locura (independent, 2004) Puerto Rican singer Jessie Márquez is a well known Latin music performer in the Pacific Northwest of the United…
Contemporary Chinese Pipa
USA – Dance is the second album by Chinese pipa virtuoso Jian Ting. More accessible than her solo debut on MA Recordings, Voices of the…
The Rough Guide To Astor Piazzolla
The Rough Guide To Astor Piazzolla cherry picks tracks from the Argentine master’s vast back-catalogue. By 1957, after 10 years of recording and playing in…
JVC Jazz Festival – New York Presents Concerts at Rose Hall featuring Latin and flamenco Jazz
New York, NY, USA – Don’t miss An Evening with Chick Corea & Touchstone featuring Tom Brechtlein (drums), Carles Benavent (bass), Jorge Pardo (sax/flute) and…
The Lama’s Chants
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – A tenth-anniversary edition of The Lama’s Chants by Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel is now available. In 1994, Lama Gyurme met…