The Rough Guide to Flamenco Guitar
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Flamenco Guitar (World Music Network, 2014) Dipping into the heady world of flamenco guitar can be a little daunting…
Balkan Brass Emotion in Guca
Various Artists Brasslands (Evergreene Music 007, 2014) Brasslands is the soundtrack to a film dedicated to documenting the most important brass music festivals in Eastern…
A Formidable Gathering of Voices
Moira Smiley & VOCO Laughter Out of Tears (Whim Records, 2014) Moira Smiley & VOCO have released Laughter Out of Tears, an album of beautiful…
Extraordinary Harp Affinity
Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita Clychau Dibon (Mwldan, 2013) Welsh harp master Catrin Finch and kora virtuoso Seckou Keita got together to celebrate the beauty…
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…