Renowned Irish Musician and National Heritage Fellow Mike Rafferty Dies at 84
Irish Flautist Mike Rafferty died Tuesday, September 13, 2011. He was 84. “On behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts, it is with great…
View More Renowned Irish Musician and National Heritage Fellow Mike Rafferty Dies at 84Grandfather of Bluegrass Dies
Many in the American bluegrass and country music community are mourning the death of Wade Mainer. Called the Grandfather of bluegrass, the famed banjo player…
View More Grandfather of Bluegrass DiesThird Time is the Sweetest
Nigeria 70 – Sweet Times: Afro-Funk, Highlife & Juju from 1970s Lagos (Strut Records STRUT079CD, 2011) The third volume in Strut Records’ Nigeria 70 series…
View More Third Time is the SweetestMadison World Music Festival 2001
Madison World Music Festival festival will be held September 14-17, 2011 at the Memorial Union and the Willy Street Fair in Madison, Wisconsin (USA). All…
View More Madison World Music Festival 2001Zydeco Good Times
C.J. Chenier Can’t Sit Down (World Village 468109, 2011) Zydeco accordion master C.J. Chenier is back with with an album titled Can’t Sit Down. Although…
View More Zydeco Good TimesManu Chao to Perform Free Concert in Phoenix to Protest Anti-Immigrant Policies
Global music sensation Manu Chao announced that he will be performing a free “Alto Arizona” concert in collaboration with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network…
View More Manu Chao to Perform Free Concert in Phoenix to Protest Anti-Immigrant Policies¡Globalquerque! 2011 New Mexico’s 7th Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture
¡Globalquerque! 2011, the great world music festival in the American southwest, will be held September 16 and 17 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in…
View More ¡Globalquerque! 2011 New Mexico’s 7th Annual Celebration of World Music & CultureCommon Threads
Nation Beat Growing Stone (Barbès Records, 2011) Nation Beat is a band formed by musicians from the United states and Brazil. Their sound is a…
View More Common ThreadsBanjo Master Noam Pikelny to Release Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail
The second album by banjo player Noam Pikelny is titled Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail. It is scheduled for release on Tuesday, October…
View More Banjo Master Noam Pikelny to Release Beat The Devil and Carry A RailThe Ultimate Soca Gold Collection Boxed Set
The Soca Gold series has been one of the best-selling annual compilations for the hottest soca music coming out of The Caribbean for over a…
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