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The Pogues: 40 Years On

Tony Hillier March 21, 2012 No Comments

Any conversation concerning the Pogues will inexorably gravitate towards one Shane MacGowan, the tomb-toothed enfant terrible of Irish (and English) folk-rock. The band’s frontman is…

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Best New Celtic Music for St. Patrick’s Day 2012

TJ Nelson March 2, 2012 1 Comment

We are about to leap headlong with wild abandon and unrepressed joy into the green. St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and there’s…

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Interview with Bossa Nova Star Paula Morelenbaum

Madanmohan Rao February 23, 2012 No Comments

“What always impresses me is the receptivity that Brazilian music has abroad” – Paula Morelenbaum The Bossarenova Trio comprises of Paula Morelenbaum (vocals), Joo Kraus…

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Kailash Kher: Sufi + Rock + Bollywood!

Madanmohan Rao February 1, 2012 No Comments

January 28, Bangalore Kailash Kher, charismatic singer in the Sufi-rock style, proved yet again that he is right at the cutting edge of fusion music…

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Post APAP 2012 Reflections: Global Synergy, Local Parts and Sums Adding Up

Evangeline Kim January 30, 2012 No Comments

APAP’s 55th Annual Conference: New York’s cosmopolitan nature becomes charged with fresh new energies, both local and global, each January, as more than 3,400 national…

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Evangeline Kim’s Top World Music Albums of 2011

World Music Central News Room January 2, 2012 No Comments world music

World music writer Evangeline Kim shares her list of Top World Music Albums of 2011. Evangeline is writer/contributing editor for National Geographic Music, TRACE Magazine,…

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Top World Music Albums of 2011, Critics’ Picks

World Music Central News Room December 19, 2011 No Comments

This year we begin the list of best world music album with our most recent contributor, Tony Hillier. He is based in Cairns in far…

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Kronos Quartet’s Space Odyssey

Tony Hillier October 18, 2011 1 Comment

Scheduled to make its timely entrance on the Australian national festival scene in late October, Adelaide’s Earth Station http://www.earthstationfestival.com.au could not have selected a more…

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Seun Anikulapo Kuti Is On the Rise

Tony Hillier October 14, 2011 No Comments

Imbued with his late father’s indomitable spirit and emboldened by the inheritance of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s band and middle name, Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti is poised…

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The Staff Of Life

Tony Hillier October 7, 2011 No Comments

Some extraordinary bands have emerged from the turmoil and tumult that is Third World Africa, such as Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, who were born…

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