Author: Niurka Alfonso The members of renowned Cuban band Síntesis arrived still with the freshness of the applauses and the echo of the chords after…
Afro-Cuban Band Síntesis Returns to Havana after Successful Brazilian Trip
Category: Concert reviews
Jazz Utsav
The Shisha cafe jazz fest-a two day music festival featuring some of India’s most accomplished jazz/world music artistes. Day-1 Jazz in Pune has seen a…
Jah Wobble’s Chinese Dub Comes to Town
It was at Sheffield’s Boardwalk after a performance with The English Roots Band, that Jah Wobble first mentioned his Chinese Dub project. Eighteen months on,…
Steel Pan Master Mighty Jamma at Trinidad Carnival 2008
By Mighty Jamma Trinidad Carnival 2008 was a great experience for my wife (Angela) and children (Rochella & Jamani), to see the level of dedication…
The Good Life at Taste of Durham, Food and World Music
On a beautiful spring day on May 24, the Taste of Durham festival presented delicious international food provided by locally-owned restaurants along with renowned…
Living and Letting Loose Live
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars at the Irvine Barclay Theatre February 13th, 2008 I was one of many who were quite taken with Living Like…
Tinariwen performs at the Cedar in Minneapolis
Their music, played on a handful of electric guitars and one bongo drum, is as arresting as their costume. Saturday evening, shortly after eight o’clock,…
Fascinating Flute Recital by V. Vamshidar
Author: Ms. Lakshmi There is a saying in the Tamil Language – "Pulliku Pirandadu Punai Aaguma!" which means – "could the offspring of a…
Dee Dee Bridgewater Mixes with Mali
This article was published first in Mshale newspaper. After the superlative introduction by Dakota Jazz Club’s owner, Lowell Pickett, I expected a rich, preeminent performance…
Gangbe Brass Band: an Original West African Sound
Jack Brass Band, a seven-piece New Orleans-style crew playing outside in the Cedar’s courtyard could be heard from the parking lot where I’d left my…