Smithsonian Folkways has announced the reissue of the album Gambian Griot Kora Duets on vinyl and digital. Originally released in 1979, the album highlighted Gambian…
Smithsonian Folkways to Reissue Gambian Griot Kora Duets
Category: New Releases
Amadou & Mariam Touring Europe with Blind Boys of Alabama
Malian duo Amadou & Mariam are presently on tour in Europe with the Grammy award-winning American band Blind Boys of Alabama. In celebration of the…
Colombian Cumbia Star Totó la Momposina Releases Fuego
Totó la Momposina, Colombia’s best known cumbia artist has released an EP titled Fuego. These are previously unreleased tracks from the La Candela Viva sessions…
Multifaceted Indian Musician Babu Kishan Releases 32 Albums on GooglePlay
GooglePlay has just released 32 albums from acclaimed award-winning music composer of Baul, Bollywood, folk, Indian Classical and world music Babu Kishan, also known as…
Admired Saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón To Release New Single Milagrosa on August 10, 2018
Celebrated Puerto Rican saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón will release the single Milagrosa, introducing Zenón and the Chicago-based innovative Spektral Quartet on August 10, 2018.…
Length & Time: AZ
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. She’s…
The Birth Of British Blues Boxed Set
Proper Box has released a 4CD box set titled The Birth Of British Blues. The collection highlights the pioneering artists who laid the groundwork for…
Mystic Revealers Release “Herb Must Legalize Now” Song and Music Video
Jamaican band Mystic Revealers has released its all-star song “Herb Must Legalize Now (420 High-Grade Remix)” on VP Records’ label Dub Rockers. The remix includes…
Senegalese Star Baba Maal Releases Single from Upcoming album The Traveller
Celebrated Senegalese musician and United Nations Ambassador Baaba Maal has released a track that will appear in his much anticipated 11th album The Traveller…
The West Bridge Band Releases Kibera Esbera [Kenya]
The album Kibera Esbera [Kenya] by Kenyan act The West Bridge Band is now available in digital format. Kibera Esbera [Kenya] was originally released by…