The MP3 for "Les Gorilles des Montagnes" by Samba Mapangala will be available for listening and downloading at myspace.com/sambamapangala and drop.io/GorillaSong/page. The song is a…
Manu Chao will release Baionarena (Nacional Records in the USA), a double live album/DVD set, on November 17th. The album was recorded at the prestigious…
The Astounding Eyes of Rita (ECM) is the title of the new album by Tunisian world jazz musician Anouar Brahem. The recording features Anouar Brahem…
Since their 1997 VP Records debut Protect Us Jah, Morgan Heritage has stood out as one of reggae’s best modern bands. The accomplishments of the…
Madagascar Slim will perform Sunday, September 27, 2009, 8:30pm at Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas Street West, south of Bloor, in Toronto (Canada). The Canada-based Malagasy…
Speed Caravan’s debut album Kalashnik Love – its title track a furious homage to Udi Hrant – combines tradition and future, ancient and urban, beauty…
In honor of bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, Brazilian vocalist Ithamara Koorax, in collaboration with top contemporary Brazilian guitarist Juarez Moreira, has recorded Bim Bom:…
Toronto-based acoustic group Beyond the Pale has released a new recording titled Postcards (Borealis Records), which explores Jewish and Balkan music combined with jazz, rock, …
Switzerland’s legendary Montreux Jazz Festival has always boasted a variety of talent, in all musical genres. In 1997, it proudly hosted a feast of Irish…
Egyptian percussion master Hossam Ramzy has a new recording out titled Ruby that is dedicated to belly dance (also known as raks sharki and Oriental…