Hawaiian Music in Motion – Mariners, Missionaries, and Minstrels Reveals Hawaiian Music in 19th Century
University of Illinois Press has published a new book titled Hawaiian Music in Motion – Mariners, Missionaries, and Minstrels that investigates the performance, reception, transmission,…
Interview with Norka Tibisay Regalado, Daughter of Timbales Legend Rudy Regalado
The late Rudy Regalado, timbalero of timbaleros, was a genuine and outstanding timbales maestro and Latin Orchestra Leader as well as a highly regarded sideman…
Carlos Núñez to Present ‘The Atlantic Corridor’ at Celtic Connections 2015
Master Galician piper Carlos Núñez will return to Celtic Connections 2015 on Wed 21 January with a brand new commission titled Carlos Núñez ‘The…
Best World Music Albums of 2014
World Music Central’s music critics and special guest revealed today their lists of best world music albums of 2014. Although a handful of albums were…
Malian Star Bassekou Kouyate to Release Fourth Album in 2015
Malian ngoni maestro Bassekou Kouyate will release his fourth album and his first for German label Glitterbeat Records (winner of the WOMEX 2014 Label…
Glitterbeat to Launch Hidden Music Series
Glitterbeat Records is set to launch a new Hidden Musics series that will feature un-mediated “field” recordings of lesser-known global music traditions. The first release…
Cross-pollinated Cantabrian Folk Music
Cahórnega 2 (Mandeo Records, 2014) Cahórnega is one or the leading folk music bands from Cantabria, a region in northern Spain, bordering the Cantabrian Sea…
Maxi Priest Releases New Video “Holiday” from Latest Album Easy To Love
Maxi Priest, the most successful solo act in British reggae history has released a new video for “Holiday,” the latest single off his first…
Tribute to Cesaria Evora in France and New Box Set
Cesaria Evora “Toujours là” is the title of the upcoming tribute To Cesaria Evora that will take place December 20, 2014 at the Théatre…
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Steady (Easy Star Records, 2014) Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, from Rochester (New York) is one of the rising stars…