Avant-garde Galician Explorations
Mercedes Peón …—… SOS (Fol 10002048, 2010) SOS is the fourth album by Spanish multi-instrumentalist and composer Mercedes Peón. The cover of the album shows…
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Polish band Dikanda re-imagines traditional Eastern European songs. Americans will have their first taste of Dikanda’s lively intensity in September 2011, as the group tours…
View More Polish Folk Band Dikanda Launches United States Tour92YTRIBECA to Present World Music Concerts in New York
New York City venue 92YTRIBECA will be presenting world music concerts throughout the next weeks. Tue, Aug 23 Kakande / Imaginary Homeland A night of…
View More 92YTRIBECA to Present World Music Concerts in New YorkHighlights from the Queen of Fado
Amália Rodrigues The Queen of Fado – Amália Rodrigues (EUCD2337, 2011) In Portugal, vocalist Amália Rodrigues is known as “A rainha do fado” – the…
View More Highlights from the Queen of FadoThe Goat Rodeo Sessions Brings Together Musical Maestros
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile and fiddler Stuart Duncan will be releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions on Sony Masterworks. The Goat…
View More The Goat Rodeo Sessions Brings Together Musical MaestrosSpanish offWOMEX Night at WOMEX 2011 To Be Held October 27
Sounds from Spain will be presenting an offWOMEX showcase on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at WOMEX 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artists scheduled to perform…
View More Spanish offWOMEX Night at WOMEX 2011 To Be Held October 27Red Baraat Taking the Nation by Storm!
New York City’s Red Baraat has taken the nation by storm. They recently released their first CD, Chaal Baby, a must buy CD for your…
View More Red Baraat Taking the Nation by Storm!Hossam Ramzy Discusses the Sensational Rock The Tabla
“My music is very much part of what is happening in Egypt today” – Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy realizes a 10-year…
View More Hossam Ramzy Discusses the Sensational Rock The TablaDuke Performances to Present Exciting World Music Series for 2011/12 Season
Top World music acts return to Duke Performances in Durham, North Carolina, for its 2011/12 season. Highlights include the extraordinarily talented Anoushka Shankar, who will…
View More Duke Performances to Present Exciting World Music Series for 2011/12 SeasonThe Late John Martyn’s Blues Legacy
Heaven and Earth is the title of the last album by British musical legend John Martyn, a musician that was admired by fellow musicians such…
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