Dynamic Trance World of Gnawan Music
Simo Lagnawi The Gnawa Berber (Riverboat Records/World Music Network, 2014) Right from the outset of Simo Lagnawi’s latest The Gnawa Berber the listener is flung…
A Delicious Bite On Afrobeat
Tony Allen Film of Life (Jazz Village, 2014) A drummer and musical director for Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s band Africa 70 for more than 10 years…
Admired World Music Booking Agency Eye for Talent Becomes Riot Artists
American world music booking agency Eye for Talent, founded by Bill Smith, has joined forces with Evan Smith and former artist manager and record company…
Allen Toussaint and Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Bring the Best of New Orleans Music to Carolina Theatre of Durham
Two of the finest acts from New Orleans are touring together for the first time this fall and will be performing on Thursday, November…
The Timple’s Mestizo Sounds
Beselch Rodríguez In-diferente (Multitrack, 2009) Beselch Rodríguez is part of a new generation of timple players in the Canary Islands that are creating new hybrid…
Espiritu Gitano to Present Flamenco: Felah-Menguz in New York
New York-based Flamenco ensemble Espiritu Gitano will present its new show titled Flamenco: Felah-Menguz on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Roulette in Brooklyn, New York.…
Irish band Kila Releases Suas Síos Music Video
Celebrated Irish contemporary folk music band has released a new videoclip titled Suas Síos directed by the talented Mattias Gordon. ‘Suas Síos is a…
The Touré-Raichel Collective to perform at Peter Norton Symphony Space
The Touré-Raichel Collective is set to perform on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. This concert at Symphony…
Interview with Trans-Atlantic Folk Music Artist Kyle Carey
American singer-songwriter Kyle Carey has a new album titled North Star where she delivers an exciting mix of American folk music and the traditional…
Sheer Joyfulness of Folk Tunes from the Globe
Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho Our World in Song – An Odyssey of Musical Treasures (Wind Music, 2014) So, a Chinese pipa player,…