Aussie Oud Maestro Shines Again
Joseph Tawadros has managed to raise the bar yet again, as if the latter wasn’t already elevated enough. Permission To Evaporate completes a trilogy of…
The Superb Musicianship of Senegalese Band Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès
Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès Aw Sa Yone Vol.1 (Teranga Beat, 2013) Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès was a legendary Senegalese band that mixed West African beats with Afrojazz…
Michael Chapman to Release Live At Folk Cotttage, Cornwall 1967
Tree House Records will release on August 25, 2014 Michael Chapman’s album Live At Folk Cotttage, Cornwall 1967. Previously unreleased, these are the earliest known…
Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, an Explosive Mix
Orlando Julius Jaiyede Afro (2014) Jaiyede Afro brings together the vibrant saxophone of celebrated Nigerian musician Orlando Julius and edgy British psychedelic jazz band The…
Algerian Tuareg Nabil Baly Othmani to Perform at Sahara Soul in London
Tuareg artist Nabil Baly Othmani (Algeria) is set to perform on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Barbican in London. A native of Djanet, a small…
Elito Revé y su Charangón to Perform at Habanarte in September 2014
Elito Revé y su Charangón, the well-known Cuban band also known as “La Revé”, is set to perform in Havana during the major arts…
Saor Patrol Fueled by Adrenalin
Saor Patrol Open Air Asylum (ARC MUSIC EUCD 2499, 2014) If you are of Scots extraction, you will enjoy Saor Patrol. No question. As a…
A Stellar Strings Quartet
Two of the British Isles’ most renowned folk duos, joined by holy matrimony and the spirit of musical adventure, are an exemplar of stringed…
Winston Mcanuff & Fixi to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto and Olinda
Winston Mcanuff & Fixi are set to perform on August 30, 2014 at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto at at Praça Tiradentes at…
Ferociously Powerful Son Palenque
Son Palenque Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers (Vampisoul, 2014) The compilation Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers showcases some of the best material recorded by seminal Colombian band Son Palenque.…