Category: New Releases

Celtic composer and instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt has a new recording out. An Ancient Muse is her seventh full-length studio album. “This record is a little…

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Ireland – Rodrigo y Gabriela is a Mexican guitar duo that has had tremendous success in Ireland with their self titled album, Rodrigo y Gabriela…

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Three years after the original bestselling edition of The Rough Guide To The Music Of South Africa (which sold over 40,000 CDs) was deleted, a…

View More The Rough Guide to South Africa, 2nd Edition

Washington (DC), USA – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released Rahim AlHaj‘s ‘When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq. AlHaj has given performances around the…

View More Smithsonian Folkways Releases Latest CD by Iraqi ‘Ud Master Rahim Alhaj

London born, New York based world-fusion songwriter and composer Geoffrey Armes announced the release of Noor, his sixth solo CD, a suite of music inspired…

View More Noor Inayat Khan Inspired CD

Celtic composer and instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt has a new recording out. Her seventh full-length studio album, An Ancient Muse, will be released on Quinlan Road…

View More Celtic Music Diva Loreena McKennitt Releases New Album, An Ancient Muse

With his latest work, Taqasim (Nagam Records/Connecting Cultures Records), Lebanese composer and ‘ud master Marcel Khalifé takes his dedication to poet Mahmoud Darwish to a…

View More Lebanese Composer Marcel Khalifé Talks About His Latest Work, Taqasim

San Francisco (California), USA – Rhythm of the River (TUGCD1045) showcases a range of musical gems from World Music Network’s artist label Riverboat Records. Artists…

View More Riverboat Records Releases World Music Sampler