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The Workshops Are the Heart of the Rainforest World Music Festival
Musical workshops take place every day throughout the Rainforest World Music Festival. Members of the audience get to sit right next to the performers and…
Jammings Begin at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
Some of the musicians scheduled to perform at the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival (Sarawak, Malaysia), warmed up on July 6th at…
Australia’s Ethiopian Music Ambassador
Awareness in Australia of vintage Ethiopian soul music (aka Ethiojazz) has increased exponentially in recent years. French producer Francis Falceto put the idiom on the…
The Tang Dynasty
They’ve been in existence for little more than a couple of years and yet The Barons of Tang have already cut a swathe through the…
Kamerunga’s on top of the world
Acclaimed North Quensland band Kamerunga will be taking its innovative blend of Aussie folk, funk, reggae and world music overseas for the first time next…
Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni wins “Best African Artist” Award at International Reggae & World Music Awards 2011
“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…
Tilburg’s 15th Gipsy Festival: A World of Musical Journeys
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…
Anger Grows in Music Community Over Grammy Changes
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…
The Best of Celtic Music for Saint Patrick’s Day 2011
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…