Africa Oyé Festival Returns in June 2015
Africa Oyé, the UK’s largest free celebration of African music and culture returns to Liverpool on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, 2015. The…
Acoustic Jeli Beauty from Kassé Mady Diabaté
Kassé Mady Diabaté Kiriké (Six Degrees/ No Format!, 2015) Malian jeli (griot) artist Kassé Mady Diabaté has one of the finest voices in West Africa.…
Magnetic Tunji Oyelana Retrospective
Tunji Oyelana A Nigerian Retrospective 1966 – 79 (Soundway SNDW 043CD, 2012) The Soundway label is doing an extraordinary job at rediscovering some of the…
Ville Leppänen, Rising Steel Guitar Hero
Southpaw Steel ‘n’ Twang Hale’s Pleasure Railway (Bafe’s Factory, 2014) Finnish guitar virtuoso Ville Leppänen has captured perfectly the essence of American roots music on…
Peppino D’Agostino Releases an Essential Acoustic Guitar Album
Peppino D’Agostino Penumbra (independent, 2014) On Penumbra, Italian guitarist Peppino D’Agostino presents a collection of solo guitar featuring a wide-range of musical influences and techniques.…
Laid Back Café del Mundo
Various Artists Café del Mundo (Putumayo World Music, 2014) The concept behind Putmayo’s Café del Mundo compilation is to provide a set of relaxing songs…
The Nile Project Ensemble Preparing 2015 North American Tour
An ensemble of a dozen musicians representing various countries in the Nile river region will be touring North America in 2015. The artists will…
Onkyo Reveals THX-Certified 7.1 Channel Theater Reference Surround Speaker Package
Consumer electronics company Onkyo has rolled out a new THX-I/S Plus Certified speaker package. The SKS-HT993THX 7.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System is a factory…
Mundial Montreal and Cumbancha to Present World Music Showcase at APAP in New York
Canadian world music expo Mundial Montreal and American world music label Cumbancha will present a showcase at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) at…
Splendid Young Voices from Kenya
Moipei Quartet In the Land of the Lion (ARC Music EUCD2455, 2013) Kenyan vocal ensemble Moipei Quartet dedicates In the Land of the Lion to…