Living Music Cultures at Globaltica World Cultures Festival 2011 in Poland
Globaltica World Cultures Festival will be held July 29-31, 2011, in Gdynia, Poland. The musical line-up this year features Afro-Cuban all Stars (Cuba), Bonga (Angola),…
View More Living Music Cultures at Globaltica World Cultures Festival 2011 in PolandRare Koto and Shamisen Gems
Various Artists Japanese Traditional Music: Koto – Shamisen | Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (World Arbiter, 2011) Traditional Japanese music buffs should check out the third installment…
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Tuareg desert blues rockers Tamikrest are set to perform live at the Barbican in London this Saturday 23 July at 6:15 pm at the Blaze…
View More Video of the Week: Aratan N Tinariwen by Tuareg Band TamikrestBalkan Brass Fury
Fanfare Ciocarlia and Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra Balkan Brass Battle (2011) Two of the finest brass bands in the world, Romania’s Fanfare Ciocarlia and…
View More Balkan Brass FuryIvorian Reggae Master Tiken Jah Fakoly to Perform at SummerStage 2011 in New York City
Tiken Jah Fakoly, Meta and the Cornerstones, Los Rakas and Adam “Atropolis” Patridge are set to perform Saturday, August 20th at Mainstage at Central Park,…
View More Ivorian Reggae Master Tiken Jah Fakoly to Perform at SummerStage 2011 in New York CitySkirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to Present 15th Annual Free World Music Concerts
Skirball Cultural Center is set to present its fifteenth annual free summer world music series. The Sunset Concerts will take place on six consecutive Thursday…
View More Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to Present 15th Annual Free World Music ConcertsMasterful World Fusion from Malaysia
AkashA Karakoram Highway (2011) Malaysian band AkashA is quickly becoming one of the most interesting bands in the world fusion category. The multiethnic band has…
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Saturday is usually the day that gets larger crowds at the Rainforest World Music Festival and July 9th, 2011, was no exception. The Sunset Concert…
View More European Innovators and Merengue Fire on July 9th at Rainforest World Music FestivalSahara Groove 2
Various Sahara Groove 2 (Arc Music) This is a terrific compilation of music from North Africa. The 11 tracks make for over an hour of…
View More Sahara Groove 2Salsamuffin Star Sergent Garcia Launches North American Tour
Franco-Spanish musician Sergent Garcia (also known as Sargento Garcia), a massive star around the globe, is set to invade North America in 2011 with a…
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