The Rough Guide series ventures into the territory of Brazilian Lounge music, featuring: João Donato, Joyce, Marcelo D2, Marissa, Valeria Sattamini, Anna Luisa Feat Rodrigo…
The Rough Guide To Brazilian Lounge
Category: New Releases
Czech Folk Rockers Cankisou Releases Borrega Video
Czech band Cankisou have released their third video from the CD Le la (2008, Indies Scope Records). This time it is an animated video called…
Folk Music Explorers Väsen Take Swedish String Music Global
Vasen Street(NorthSide), the new recording by Swedish contemporary folk music band Väsen is out today in North America. Väsen Street is a playful global byway…
Tuvan Throat Singing Masters Huun Huur Tu Release Eternal
For Huun Huur Tu’s latest album, Eternal (Electrophone Music/Green Wave Music; August 2009) the legendary Tuvan band recruited electronic musician and producer Carmen Rizzo (Niyaz,…
Brazil’s Manguebeat Pioneer Otto Releases New Album in September 2009
Innovative Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Otto, one of the most compelling figures of the new generation of young rock musicians exciting fans in…
Woody Guthrie Limited Edition Boxed Set My Dusty Road Out in August 2009
The Woody Guthrie boxed set My Dusty Road
Czech Rapper Gipsy.cz Releases Animated Video Reprezent
Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Jiøí Paroubek, Canada, Ziguli, BM DoubleW and other well known figures appear in the new video of Gipsy.cz group. The animated…
Project Ahimsa Provides Hope for the World’s Poorest Child Musicians on Global Lingo
Imagine the farthest reaching global talent show ever, but one where all the contestants are kids who grew up scavenging and struggling in some of…
Catie Curtis’ New String Band Sessions album, Hello, Stranger, Released in United States
In the fall of 2008 Catie Curtis released the critically acclaimed Sweet Life (her ninth recording), an album dedicated to Lynne Ramsdell, the neighbor who…
Bassekou Kouyate New Album Due 21 September 2009
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba will release the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed and award-winning debut “Segu Blue” on 21 September on Out Here Records. The…