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…
Reggae Gold 2009 To Be Released on June 30th
Category: New Releases
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…
Soca Gold 2009 Features Essential Tracks of Carnivals throughout the Caribbean and the World
The Soca Gold 2009 (VP Records) compilation, which will be released next week, is jam-packed with enduring classics and massive hits determined by the carnival…
University of Calypso Brings Together Calypso Legend and Steelpan Virtuosity
With the June 23, 2009 release of (HUCD3168) on Heads Up International, steelpan master Andy Narell joins forces with calypso legend Relator to explore the…
Balkan Star Goran Bregovic and His Wedding & Funeral Band Release Alkohol in North America
Alkohol is the title of the first Goran Bregovic album to be released in North America. Goran Bregovic is one of the most internationally renowned…
Colombian Remix Master DJ Rodrigo Puts his Spin on Indigenous Resistance with IR18
The Indigenous Resistance label releases Bogota’s DJ Rodrigo’s new take on crucial tracks from the IR archive in two formats; the full 48 minute head-tripping…
Putumayo Releases Italia
Putumayo World Music focuses on Italy in it latest release titled Italia. The album features well-known singer-songwriters Giorgio Conte and Gianmaria Testa, who combine poetry…
Yasmin Levy’s First U.S. Album Coming in September 2009
Four Quarters Entertainment will be releasing Yasmin Levy’s first U.S. release, Mano Suave on September 1, 2009. This exciting new release has already garnered tremendous…
World Music Veterans Baka Beyond Return with Two Albums and a UK Tour
The haunting, mystical vocals on the album Baka Beyond’s forthcoming CD, ‘Beyond the Forest‘ (out on 4 May), were recorded on a solar-powered 8-track machine…
Cameroonian Soul Musician Blick Bassy Releases Solo Album
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and percussionist Blick Bassy released his first recording, titled Leman. On ‘Leman‘ (World Connection, 2009), Blick Bassy connects the music of Central…