Greg Lawson’s Spectacular Recreation of Martyn Bennett’s GRIT at Celtic Connections 2015
The Celtic Connections 2015 opening ceremony featured the World Premiere of Martyn Bennett’s GRIT. The album GRIT, originally released in October 2003, was to…
Stunning Mix of Vietnamese Traditional Sounds and Classical Music
Tri Nguyen et le quatuor ‘Ilios Consonnances (Lunelios Tous LNL 888 1001, 2013) Vietnamese composer, pianist and dan tranh player Tri Nguyen bridges two beautiful…
Flamenco Documentaries Screening in Madrid
Two essential flamenco documentaries will be presented January 26-28, 2015 at Sala Berlanga in Madrid. The films include Flamenco from the Roots (Flamenco de…
Presentation of the Book ‘Flamenco and Power’ in Madrid
A new book titled ‘Flamenco y Poder, un estudio desde la sociología del arte’ (Flamenco and Power, a study from the sociology of art) by…
Indiegogo Campaign to Rebuild Dembele Home and Djembeso Music Center
Asheville-area musicians have launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to rebuild the Dembele home and Djembeso music center in Ivory Coast. As reported…
Bluegrass Musician Cody Shuler Releases Debut Album
Mandolin player and songwriter Cody Shuler Is set to release his self-titled debut album Cody Shuler on February 3rd on Rural Rhythm Records. Produced by…
Curtain Raiser Taragalte Festival
It is near the remote oasis of M’hamid El Ghizlane that the Taragalte festival opens this evening January 23. Once the desert gateway from…
Fiddler Gjermund Larsen Wins Prestigious 2014 Spellemannpris
Norwegian fiddle maestro Gjermund Larsen’s album Trønderbarok won the Traditional Folk Music category of the 2014 Spellemannpris. The award ceremony took place last week at…
Banda Magda’s Global Music Mix
Banda Magda Yerakina (groundUP Music, 2014) New York-based world music band Banda Magda has attracted a lot of attention lately with its brilliant pan-global mix.…
Super Spot XLIX: Why World Music Works
The lights in the edit suite are dimmed, and extra chairs brought in to accommodate client and staffers in the big screening room on the…