Manika Kaur’s Sense of Peace
Manika Kaur I Bow To You Waheguru (United Sound, 2015) I Bow to You Waheguru is an album of devotional kirtan (Indian praise music) songs…
Delightful Guitar Moods and Visions
Strunz & Farah Moods and Visions (Selva, 2014) Strunz & Farah is one of the most successful guitar duos I the past decades. Jorge Strunz…
New Mobile App Offers 500 Proverbs and Quotes about Music from Around the World
A new mobile device app has been launched with 500 proverbs and quotes on a wide range of music genres. Called Oktav, it is accessible…
Hip Shaking Afro-Cuban Funk
Palo! Live (Rolling Pin Music, 2014) Palo! Is a great band from Miami (Florida) that was formed in 2013. Although Miami is full of Cuban…
Splendid Solo Kora
Mamadou Diabate Griot Classique (2014) Griot Classique, the latest album by kora maestro Mamadou Diabate is an independent production. The Grammy-award winner recorded Griot Classique…
2014 Gift Guide – World Music Central, Day 5
Day 5 of the World Music Central gift guide. We’ll be posting new items each day so come back and often as all the items…
Burundi’s Ritual Dance of the Royal Drum Inscribed In 2014 on The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced this week that Burundi’s Ritual Dance of the Royal Drum is inscribed in 2014…
Latest Latin Loves
I’m a Latin Lover. No, that doesn’t mean I go about charming women with Antonio Banderas-like charisma (that’ll be the day); it’s my recurring…
2014 Gift Guide – World Music Central, Day 4
Day 4 of the World Music Central gift guide. We’ll be posting new items each day so come back and often as all the items…
Bolivia’s Pujillay and Ayarichi Music and Dances Inscribed in 2014 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported this week that Pujillay and Ayarichi music and dances of the Yampara culture are…