BBC Folk Awards 2015 Compilation to Be Released in April
Proper Records has announced the release of the annual compilation featuring tracks from the nominated artists for The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015. The…
Chinese Pipa Master Wu Man Celebrates 25 years in the United States
Twenty-five years after arriving to the United States, renowned pipa played Wu Man continues her long-lasting collaborations with some of today’s most innovative musicians…
Common Roots
Rocky Dawuni Branches of the Same Tree (Cumbancha, 2015) Cumbancha made a great choice by signing Afro-Roots singer-songwriter. He’s a Los Angeles-based Ghanaian artist that…
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…