Category: New CDs and digital releases

The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its Independence on August 6th, 2012. To celebrate the event, reggae label has…

The 20th anniversary edition of the popular annual reggae compilation Reggae Gold is scheduled for release on June 26th, 2012. This year’s 2CD set comes…

Zimbabwean vocal and dance ensemble Black Umfolosi is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new retrospective compilation titled “Summertime – Best of Black Umfolosi.” Black…

Over a period of two years, many of the best banjo players in bluegrass got together in Nashville (Tennessee) to record Foggy Mountain Special: A…

The album “Famous For Killing Each Other: Music From and Inspired by Hatfields & McCoys” (Madison Gate Records) is now available. The recording, written and…

Fania Records is releasing Ismael Miranda’s “El Niño Bonito” A Man & His Music. “A definitive tribute to the one-of-a-kind Ismael Miranda was missing from…

To celebrate Taj Mahal’s 70th Birthday on May 17, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, has started a major catalog reissue project…

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings announced the release of a new box set titled Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection. The collection is scheduled for…

Caravane will be release an EP of “Bestane” remixes in June 2012. The collection includes a mix from Brighton’s Atalanta as well as a beach…