“The new kinds of fusion in reggae which I see now are the integration of traditional African instruments.” Ghana’s reggae star Rocky Dawuni won the…
One of the best musical discoveries for me this year has been Tilburg’s Gipsy Festival in Holland, May 28-29. The festival has been running since…
On April 6th of 2011 the Recording Academy (NARAS) announced sweeping changes to the Grammy Awards. “In an effort to continuously evolve its GRAMMY Awards…
If you stand very still, tilt your head and gaze just so into the green you can see St. Patrick’s Day from here. Those of…
It’s time to find your favorite censored music and play it loud and proud. As the official sponsor of Music Freedom Day, Freemuse.org has reached…
I attended to my first anti-war march when I was three years old. Okay, I was in a stroller and was, technically, pushed. I’ve attended…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and love is in the air. If you’ve set your plans and have lined up the flowers, chocolates,…
Poland has become one of the leading countries in the Klezmer music renaissance. Kroke is perhaps the most successful act, but other bands and musicians…
The fiddle plays an essential role in Norwegian folk music. Musicians use two types of fiddles, the regular fiddle and the hardanger fiddle, which is…
When the GRAMMY nominations were announced earlier this month, Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon‘s album, Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul call (on Soul Chants Music), was nominated for…