Chilled Out Mediterranean Music
Nicos Mediterraneo (Worldwide Records, 2011) This is an album for lovers of smooth ambient music. The 12 tracks provide for over an hour of chilled…
A Vector to Cameroonian Music
Ajoyo Ajoyo (Ropeadope RAD264, 2015) Ajoyo is a superb new Afro-rooted band. Their debut album Ajoyo is one of the finest recordings in this category…
Boubacar Traoré Announces European Tour
Malian singer-songwriter Boubacar Traoré will be touring Europe in May 2015 to promote his new album titled Mbalimaou (Brothers). The new recording was produced by…
A Celebration of Spain’s Musical Melting Pot
El Naan Codigo de Barros – An Iberian Roots Project (2014, international release: ARC Music EUCD 2566, 2014) This critic never tires of well-done musical…
Mainstream Alex Cuba
Alex Cuba Healer (Caracol Records, 2015) Alex Cuba’s Healer is another of those albums that gets marketed as world music. Instead, it’s a pop album…
Timeless Songs, Very Much Alive and Relevant
April Verch The Newpart (Slash Town Records, 2015) Canadian fiddler, vocalist, and stepdancer April Verch brings together a mix a North American and old world…
Iberian Nights Eclectica in London to present Rocio Márquez
Outstanding flamenco vocalist Rocio Márquez is set to perform at Iberian Nights Eclectica on March 22, 2015 at 19:30 (7:30 pm). Márquez will be…
Mauritanian Desert Rock Artist Noura Mint Seymali to Perform in UK
Celebrated Mauritanian vocalist and instrumentalist Noura Mint Seymali will be performing in the UK in April 2015 and later in the year at WOMAD world…
Man of Stone
Axel Krygier Hombre de Piedra (Crammed Discs Cram253P, 2015) This album by Argentine singer-songwriter is being marketed as world music. ‘Hombre de Piedra’ even appears…
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats Return to New York in June 2015
Celebrated Nigerian singer, composer, and musician King Sunny Adé & His African Beats is set to perform on Friday, June 26, 2015, at 92nd…