Brazen and Spunky Bombay Rickey
Bombay Rickey Cinefonia (Cowboys & Indian, 2014) Okay, take a coloratura soprano with an interest in Hindustani music who sidelines as a cartoon voice-over actress,…
Oslo World Music Festival Announces free concert with Samsaya, Baba Soul and Degos and the Silky Johnson
Oslo World Music Festival and Torshov Transittmottak will present a free concert with Samsaya, Baba Soul and Degos and the Silky Johnson Saturday on…
Tremendous Slim Ali and the Hodi Boys
Slim Ali and the Hodi Boys 70s Soul! (Arc Music EUCD 2517 ) Misleading title, but easily forgivable because the record is fantastic. This item…
Marco Pereira & Toninho Ferragutti to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto
Two leading Brazilian instrumentalists, Marco Pereira and Toninho Ferragutti are set to perform on August 29, 2014 at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto…
New Generation of Round Dances
Young Spirit Save Me a Lead (Canyon Records CR-6511, 2013). Young Spirit is the 2013 Gathering of Nations Northern Drum and Hand Drum Singing Champion.…
American Folk Musicians Team up for Two CD Tribute to Jean Ritchie
Well-known American folk and roots music artists got together to record Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate The Music Of Jean Ritchie (Compass Records), scheduled for release…
Cree Confederation Live at Sobaba
Cree Confederation Kihtawasoh Wapakwani – Beautiful Flower Cree Confederation hails from the Cree nation of the Treaty Six area in Canada and is a popular…
WOMEX 2014 to Present Downtown Film Screenings: ‘From Berlin To The World’ in Santiago
For its 20th anniversary, WOMEX 2014 will present in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) a special Downtown Film Screening program titled ‘From Berlin to the…
Third Round of WOMEX 2014 Conference Sessions Revealed
The WOMEX team announced today the next round of conference topics and speakers for the 2014 conference. Alexander Walter (Germany), director of WOMEX, will…
The Sheer Excellence of Chinbat Baasankhuu
Chinbat Baasankhuu The Art of the Mongolian Yatga (ARC Music, 2014) Anyone who has followed many of my reviews here at World Music Central knows…