Passion for the Music and Culture of the Baka Forest People of Cameroon
Baka Beyond After the Tempest (March Hare Music MAHA CD36, 2014) British world music band Baka Beyond is back with an album titled After the…
New York’s World Music Institute Reveals 2014-15 Season
World Music Institute (WMI) recently announced its 2014-15 season. Under the leadership of artistic director Karen Sander, World Music Institute’s goal is to divulge international…
Best of Africa Anthology
Various Artists Best of Africa (ARC Music EUCD 2526) Best of sub-Saharan Africa, really. Quite fun. Producers went back quite a number of years in…
Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen Releases Go Back Video
Nigerian musician Tony Allen has a new music video for the single “Go Back” featuring Damon Albarn. The single is a tribute to African refugees…
Easy Star All-Stars to Release 10-Year Anniversary Special Edition of Dub Side of the Moon
Easy Star Records has announced the release of a special anniversary edition of Dub Side of the Moon with new artwork, an in-depth liner note…
Eighteen Captivating Bulgarian Songs
Galina Durmushliyska The Enchanting Voice of Bulgaria (ARC Music EUCD 2514) Beside this critic’s workstation is a reproduction of an icon from the walls of…
Celebrated Hungarian Band Söndörgő to Make New York City Debut
Hungarian ensemble Söndörgő is set to perform in New York City on Thursday, September 25 at Elebash Hall in midtown Manhattan as the first…
Dirtwire‘s Fascinating Marriage of Electronica and Americana
Dirtwire The Carrier (2014) The West Coast duo Dirtwire has a new EP titled The Carrier. Dirtwire describes its music as “back porch Electro-cana,” a…
Johnny Cash Boxed Set ’10 Original Albums’
Johnny Cash – 10 Original Albums is a new affordable 10 CD box set that includes over 10 original LP albums from country music icon…
Third UNESCO World Forum on Culture and the Cultural Industries to Be Held in Italy
The third edition of the UNESCO World Forum on Culture and the Cultural Industries will be held October 2 to 4, 2014 in Florence, Italy.…