The African Guitar Summit CD (CBC Records TRCD 3014), released last year by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, integrated several of the best African guitarists living…
The New Sounds of Africa
Category: New CDs and digital releases
Richard Khuzami Releases Fused
New York (New York), USA – Fused is producer and multi-instrumentalist Richard Khuzami’s celebration of the cultural and ethnic forces that surround him. Recorded in…
Samite’s Embalasasa, Ugandan Roots
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Embalasasa is the name of Samite’s new CD released by Triloka Records on March 14, 2006. “On the title song, I…
Mbira Queen Stella Chiweshe Releases Double CD
When British colonizers tried to stop mbira sessions in what is now known as Zimbabwe, the police were so enchanted by the music they…
Wa-Zimba, Keeping the spirit of Madagascar alive
San Francisco (California), USA – Tinder Records releases French-Madagascar trio Wa-Zimba’s debut, Mande Wazy. Based in France and founded by French jazz-fusion guitarist Philippe Robert,…
Mary Youngblood to Release ‘Dance with the Wind’ May 23
Boulder (Colorado), USA – Native American flutist, Mary Youngblood, will release her new album, Dance With the Wind, May 23 on Silver Wave Records. Inspired…
Putumayo Releases Paris
New York (New York), USA – Putumayo’s latest release, Paris, focuses on the nouvelle scène (new scene), a group of artists that have revitalized French…
Opera singer sings popular Spanish and Latin American songs
Sentimiento Latino is a new album of Latin American and Spanish popular songs by Juan Diego Flórez . His thrilling voice is heard in a…
New Natacha Atlas Album in Late April 06
Mantra Recordings/Beggars Group will release Natacha Atlas latest album, Mish Maoul, on April 24th. With Mish Maoul (MNTCD 1038), Atlas’ career comes full circle to…
Chicano Zen, the Latest by Charanga Cakewalk
The CD cover of Charanga Cakewalk’s Chicano Zen (Triloka Records) features a tortilla-fied yin-yang symbol adorned by iconic flaming Mexican Sacred Hearts. In Austin, Texas,…