The gypsy guitar genre factor: fact or fallacy?
Hard on the heels of the perennial poser ‘can a white man sing the blues’ comes the query that questions whether non-gypsy guitarists can…
Glitterbeat Records Wins WOMEX 2014 Label Award
World Music Expo (WOMEX) disclosed today that German world music label Glitterbeat Records is the winner of the 2014 WOMEX 2014 Label Award. Over the…
Mario Lúcio Sousa Wins WOMEX 2014 Professional Excellence Award
World Music Expo (WOMEX) revealed today that multifaceted Cape Verdean artist Mario Lúcio Sousa is the winner of the 2014 WOMEX 2014 Professional Excellence…
Fado Icon Mariza Wins WOMEX 2014 Artist Award
World Music Expo (WOMEX) announced today that Portuguese fado vocalist Mariza is the winner of the WOMEX 2014 Artist Award. Since her first album…
Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Olinda
Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI are scheduled to perform on September 5 at MIMO’s festival in Olinda at Igreja da Sé at 20:30 (8:30 pm).…
Bebel Gilberto Sings About Each Little Moment
Bebel Gilberto Tudo (Portrait/Sony Music Masterworks, 2014) Tudo is the first album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Bebel Gilberto in five years. Even though she started her…
Piciciwin, Cree Round Dances
Piciciwin (Canyon Records CR-6514, 2014) is the latest collection of vibrant round dance songs by the well respected Cree Confederation. This group features singers and…
¡Globalquerque! World Music Festival Celebrates 10 Years
¡Globalquerque! New Mexico’s annual celebration of global music and culture will take place on September 19 and 20, 2014 at the striking National Hispanic Cultural…
James Duncan Mackenzie Band to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Olinda
James Duncan Mackenzie Band (Scotland) is set to perform on September 6 at MIMO’s festival in Olinda at SEMINÁRIO DE OLINDA at 19:00 (7:00…
Bob Dylan’s Legendary The Basement Tapes to Be Released in Its Entirety as a Boxed Set
Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings have announced the release of Bob Dylan’s The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 on November 4th, 2014. The anthology…