Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile and fiddler Stuart Duncan will be releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions on Sony Masterworks. The Goat…
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Brings Together Musical Maestros
Category: New CDs
The Late John Martyn’s Blues Legacy
Heaven and Earth is the title of the last album by British musical legend John Martyn, a musician that was admired by fellow musicians such…
Eritrea’s Got Soul
While music lovers around the world have been showing a huge interest in Ethiopian reissues from the 70s, neighboring Eritrea has in a way vanished…
Amira Kheir Releases View From Somewhere
Sudanese – Italian singer songwriter Amira Kheir’s new album, View from Somewhere, is inspired by traditional Sudanese singing and instrumentation, blended with elements of Jazz…
The Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Out on August 23
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s birth, on August 23 Rounder will release a 2-disc 28-track set titled The Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A…
Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice Release “The Heart of a Song”
Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice are scheduled to release “The Heart of a Song” (Rebel Records) in late Summer 2011. The new project will feature…
VP Records To Releases Double Disc Gregory Isaacs Tribute Album
VP Records is set ti release the double-disc collection, We Remember Gregory Isaacs, on August 16, 2011. Saxophonist and producer Dean Fraser assembled an all-star…
Øyunn Romtveit Releases Kveding, Traditional Singing from Vinje in Telemark
Norwegian musician Øyunn Romtveit has a new album titled Kveding i heimetradisjon – Traditional Singing from Vinje in Telemark (Etnisk Musikklubb). “I was brought up…
Double CD Celebrates Guy Clark
This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Icehouse Music) is scheduled for release on November 1, 2011 to celebrate Clark’s 70th birthday. Guy…
Reggae Gold 2011 Out Tomorrow
Every summer, the compilation series Reggae Gold brings the top reggae and dancehall hits into one must-have collection for the masses. This year’s installment, out…