San Francisco (California), USA – Champeta is the riotous Afro-Colombian street sound of Colombia’s Caribbean coast – a powder-keg of rhythms from local slave descendents…
Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land
Category: New Releases
Ukulele Wizard Jake Shimabukuro Releases Two CDs
Hitchhike Records announced the upcoming release of two new CDs by ukulele wizard and multi-genre star Jake Shimabukuro. The first is Hula Girls, his soundtrack…
The Long Awaited 5th Album from New Zealand World Music Group Te Vaka Is Out Now
Olatia is the title of Te Vaka’s new CD. The first Te Vaka album was described as “a stereotype smashing glimpse into the true soul…
The United State’s Polka King Jimmy Sturr Shares the Wine
Burlington (Massachusetts), USA – Polka bandleader and entertainer Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, winner of 16 Grammy awards, returns with a new album on Rounder,…
Bluegrass Act The Charlie Sizemore Band Releases Good News
Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – Good News is the first Rounder Records release from singer, songwriter, and vocalist Charlie Sizemore, an artist much respected and loved…
Berlin Band 17 Hippies Talks About New Release Heimlich
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – The latest album by 17 Hippies features ukulele and a Persian hammered dulcimer—played by a former heavy metal drummer—together with an…
Heartbeat Records Releases CDs by Dennis Alcapone and Lone Ranger
Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – One of the few DJs in Jamaica capable of giving the great U Roy any competition was another master of the…
Osvaldo Golijov Releases Oceana
New York (NY), USA – Deutsche Grammophon recently released Oceana, the third recording of music by Osvaldo Golijov. Since his Deutsche Grammophon debut CD Ayre,…
Slack Key Guitarist Cindy Combs Releases Sunny Rain
The story of Cindy Combs begins in San Diego, meanders around the globe to places as far away as the Canary Islands (Spain) off the…
Whisky Song Specialist Robin Laing Releases "One For The Road"
Scottish musician Robin Laing has a new recording titled One for the Road (Greentrax CDTRAX 313). Laing is a professional musician and writer based in…