On July 25, World Circuit/Nonesuch will release in North America the debut of Toumani Diabate‘s pan-African Symmetric Orchestra, Boulevard de l’Independance. Boulevard was released in…
Boulder (Colorado), USA – Silver Wave Records will release 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama, the soundtrack for the documentary film of the same name.…
New York, USA – With nearly 100 releases to his credit, Vicente Fernández’s work has never been targeted to a bilingual audience. Until now. A…
Fania Records announced the release of five rare recordings from the 1960s – 70s “boogalu” era that feature the funky back beat of Joe…
These are some recent releases from the Persian, Turkish and Arabic cultures in the Middle East. Turkish Groove (PUTU248-2 CD) is a great introduction to…
There is a vibrant pop-rock group of singer-songwriters emerging from Northern Ireland called The Whole Tribe Sings because each musician lends a strong voice to…
France – Buda Records releases two recordings of Arab-Jewish music: Reinette l’Oranaise (CD 860133) and Blond-Blond (CD 860134). Born in the Magreb, Arab-Jewish singers have…
The music of Cape Verde—an archipelago 300 miles west of Dakar, Senegal—is a music of emigration. While the island nation’s best-known singer is Cesaria Evora,…
New York (New York), USA – /PRNewswire/ – Bob Dylan’s first new album in five years, Modern Times, will arrive in stores and online August…
Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh (Summer Dawn) is Kathleen Kathleen MacInnes’ debut album on Greentrax Recordings. Kathleen recorded Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh early in 2006 in Park Lane Studios, Glasgow.…