World Music Festival LIFEM 2014 to Focus on Africa and South America
London’s annual world music festival LIFEM will take place October 29 – November 1, 2014 in London. This year, LIFEM focuses on Africa and South…
Warren Cuccurullo and Ustad Sultan Khan’s Extraordinary Collaboration
Warren Cuccurullo & Ustad Sultan Khan The Master (Six Degrees Records, 2014) Recently, composer and musician Warren Cuccurullo pulled a rabbit out of a hat.…
Award-Winning Indian Composer A.R. Rahman to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee
Celebrated film composer and Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman will receive an honorary doctorate from the renowned Berklee College of Music in the United States.…
Vivacious and Refreshing Mike Marshall & Choro Famoso
Mike Marshall & Choro Famoso Segunda Vez Second Time (Adventure Music, 2014) Choro, considered one of the first wholly Brazilian popular musical styles, emerged around…
Ozomatli’s Place in the Sun
Ozomatli are guaranteed to be the life and soul of any festival, a band that’s truly earned its place in the sun. It’s no…
MIMO Festival 2014 to Present the Best of World Music and Jazz throughout Brazil
MIMO cultural festival will be presenting some of the finest international and Brazilian world music and jazz acts in several Brazilian festivals, including Ouro…
Iconic Tejano Songs Get Makeover
Leticia Rodriguez Sagüita Al Bate (independent release, 2014) Leticia Rodriguez covers a lot of musical ground as a singer, musician, bandleader, dancer and choreographer. That’s…
Folk Music from South Africa’s Cape Region at Carnegie Hall
Folk music from South Africa’s Cape region will be explored by two groups in a double bill concert in Zankel Hall on October 25, 2014.…
Nancy Kerr Releases Sweet Visitor Today
Influential English singer and violinist Nancy Kerr launches her debut solo album Sweet Visitor today on Little Dish Records. All songs are written by Nancy…
Leading Bluegrass Acts to Appear at Wide Open Bluegrass 2014 festival in Raleigh
Wide Open Bluegrass festival will take place October 3-4, 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The impressive lineup this year includes Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder…