Dazzling Live Recording by Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla
Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla Pure Mezcla – Direct from Cuba Live at Yoshi’s Oakland (Tilford Productions TP114, 2014) This superb album captures live a performance…
Chamamé Maestro Chango Spasiuk Announces Spanish Tour
Chango Spasiuk, the master of chamamé, will play two concerts in Spain in March 2015. On March 26 he will perform at the Plaza…
National Endowment for the Arts reports the passing of Ghanaian drum master Yacub Addy
“It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of 2010 National Heritage Fellow Yacub Addy, Ghanaian drum master…
Wild Magnolias Big Chief Bo Dollis Dies at 71
Theodore Emile “Bo” Dollis, the Big Chief of the Mardi Gras Indian tribe the Wild Magnolias, passed away died at his home in New Orleans…
Breaking Boundaries with Funk
The Afrorockerz – The Afrorockerz (Buda Musique, 2015) One of the hottest bands jumping into the world music scene in France is Paris-based The…
Eliane Elias & Ed Motta Brazilian Double Bill at Barbican
Two sides of Brazil’s contemporary music will appear at London’s Barbican venue on Monday, May 4, 2015. Jazz singer, keyboardist and composer Eliane Elias…
Jembe Musician’s African Home and School Demolished by Ivory Coast Government
Asheville (North Carolina) musicians are reporting that the Dembele home and music center in Abobo, Ivory Coast, was demolished on January 12, 2015 by…
Special Events Planned for Alan Lomax’s Centennial
The Association for Cultural Equity (ACE) and its Alan Lomax Archive have announced a series of publications, events, and initiatives planned throughout the year with…
Four Leading Galician Musicians Come Together on Rustica
Cristina Pato, Davide Salvado, Anxo Pintos, Roberto Comesaña, four of the best known musicians from Galicia (Spain), have a new album titled Rústica. The…
Reggae Band Rebelution Releases Count Me In Remix EP
Rising American reggae act Rebelution is releasing the Count Me In Remix EP later this month. The remix set features Iration, The Green, J Boog,…