The live recording Sounds of Indian Summer: Contemporary Native Music from the National Museum of the American Indian was released last year an it provides…
A Taste of Contemporary American Indian Music
Category: New Releases
Remixing the Sounds of Ancient Granada
American musician Canyon Cody and rapper/producer Gnotes built a recording studio above a flamenco guitar shop in Granada (Spain). Over the next year, the Gnawledge…
Forro In The Dark to Release New Album in September
Light a Candle, the second release of New York City-based Forro In The Dark, will be released September 29, 2009. Forro In The Dark makes…
Senegal’s Queen of Hip Hop Speaks Against Injustice with Sarabah
Sister Fa is Senegal’s Queen of hip-hop. But getting to the top wasn’t an easy road – for a woman to break through in an…
Queen Ifrica Releases Montego Bay
Jamaican singer and songwriter Queen Ifrica unveils her highly anticipated album Montego Bay on June 16, 2009. Her Rastafarian voice on this 13 song selection…
Sila & the Afrofunk Experience Release Black President
San Francisco-based ensemble Sila & the Afrofunk Experience has released Black President (Visila Records), an album inspired by the historic election of the first African-American…
Children’s Songs from the Garden of Eden
Songs from the Garden of Eden (Jewish Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes) collects 28 Jewish nursery rhymes, lullabies and songs from around the globe including the…
Legends of Benin Showcases Afro Funk, Cavacha, Agbadja and Afro-Beat
Legends of Benin (Analog Africa) is a collection of extremely rare and highly danceable masterpieces recorded between 1969 and 1981 by four legendary composers from…
Reggae Gold 2009 To Be Released on June 30th
VP Records is set to release the long-awaited and latest installment of Reggae Gold on June 30th, 2009. Reggae Gold 2009 compilation features a varied…
Youssou N’Dour Movie I Bring What I Love Opens June 12
The new film about Senegalese star Youssou N’Dour, ‘I Bring What I Love,’ opens June 12, 2009 in New York City’s Paris Theatre, IFC Center…