Carlos Vives to Receive Hispanic Heritage Foundation Legend Award
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) announced the 2014 Hispanic Heritage Awards Honorees, who will receive their prestigious recognition on September 18 at the Warner…
Deeply Moving Ancient Sufi Invocations & Forgotten Songs from Aleppo
Nawa Ancient Sufi Invocations & Forgotten Songs from Aleppo (Electric Cowbell Records, 2014) Jason Hamacher of Lost Origin Productions is on a mission – to…
Unity Concert to Bring Together Folk, Jazz and Indigenous Musicians in Support of The Great Sioux Nation
The call has come from Earthdance The Global Festival for Peace for donors, activists, volunteers and for like-minded folks to take part in the two-day…
Nen Daiko to Perform at Synetic Theatre in Arlington
To celebrate its 20th year of existence as a group, Nen Daiko (Japanese: 念太鼓) is hosting concert at the Synetic Theater in Crystal City.…
Bettina Flater, Exceptionally Talented Nordic Flamenco Artist
Bettina Flater Women en Mi II – La Gota y la Mar (WeM records, 2014) Bettina Flater is a remarkable Norwegian flamenco guitarist and singer-songwriter…
A Valuable History Lesson on Peruvian Rock Music
Various Artists Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych in Peru’s Radical Decade (Tiger’s Milk Records, 2014) Once upon a time rock guitarists, bassists and drummers…
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto and Olinda
Celebrated Malian virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba are set to perform on August 30, 2014 at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto…
Peret, Father of Catalan Rumba Dies at 79
Spain’s General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE), announced today that Pedro Pubill Calaf, better known as Peret, died today at the age of…
WOMEX 2014 to Present opening Concert ‘Compostela – The Roots, The Way’
This year’s WOMEX opening concert titled Compostela – The Roots, The Way’ will take place on Wednesday, October 22nd at 19:30 (7:30 pm) in…
Chassol Explores the Music and Sounds of India
Chassol Indiamore (2013) French composer and multi-instrumentalist Chassol traveled to India in 2012. In Kolkata (Calcutta) and Varanasi (Benares), Chassol filmed sitarists, percussionists, singers, dancers,…