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…
Toronto to Celebrate Global Music at the 13th Annual Small World Music Festival
The 13th Annual Small World Music Festival will take place September 25 – October 5, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. Artists featured include Boban & Marko…
Deliciously Nuanced and Smartly Worked Rain Plans
Israel Nash Rain Plans (Loose/Thirty Tigers, 2014) Music fans wanting to dip into the sounds of Americana might want to give a listen to Israel…
Egberto Gismonti featuring Jaques Morelenbaum to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto and Olinda
Brazilian icons Egberto Gismonti and Jaques Morelenbaum are set to perform September 6 at MIMO festival in Olinda at Igreja da Sé at 20:30 (8:30…
Serbia’s Brass Masters Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestra to Perform at Small World Music Festival in Toronto
The kings of Serbian brass band music, Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestra are set to perform on Friday September 26, 2014 at the 13th Annual…
Malian Night with Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté and Rokia Traoré at Royce Hall in Los Angeles
Two of Mali’s most significant acts, Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté and Rokia Traoré, are set to perform on Friday September 28 at Royce Hall in…
Stellar Percussive Work and Beautifully Crafted Brazilian Songs
Sammy Figueroa and Glaucia Nasser Talisman (Savant Records, 2014) Two outstanding artists, Hispanic American Latin jazz percussionist Sammy Figueroa and Brazilian vocalist Glaucia Nasser, present…