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.…
Fareed Ayaz Qawwal to Perform at Small World Music Festival in Toronto
Fareed Ayaz Qawwal is set to perform on Sunday, September 28 at Aga Khan Museum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. in Toronto. Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad…
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s Sizzling, Roiling, Blistering Ride on the Blues
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Goin’ Home (Concord, 2014) Seething with hard-driving rhythms, low-slung riffs, meaty turns of phrase and enough slick, sharp-edged guitar lines to please…
Brass Instruments to Open and Close this Year’s Oslo World Music Festival
International brass performers will open and close the 2014 Oslo World Music Festival. South African virtuoso trumpeter Hugh Masekela will open the festival at…
Malian Band Tartit to Perform at Sahara Soul in London
Tuareg band Tartit, from the Timbuktu region of Mali, is scheduled to perform on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Barbican in London. Tartit formed in…