The Slyly Clever and Lively Sound of The Bombay Royale
The Bombay Royale The Island of Dr. Electrico (Hope Street Recordings, 2014) I’ll admit right up front that The Bombay Royale’s upcoming The Island of…
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Lifetime Honors Recipients in Folk & Traditional Arts
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced the latest recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships and NEA Jazz Masters awards, the…
Madgarden Festival, new outdoor music festival at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid
Madgarden Festival is a new festival that will present outstanding international artists representing various musical genres. It is a collaboration between the private sector, Complutense…
World music bands address the importance of heritage, messages and innovation
The annual Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia), regarded as one of the Top 25 world music festivals on the planet, is…
Gerardo Núñez pays tribute to Paco de Lucia
Guitar maestro Gerardo Núñez will pay tribute to the music of the late Paco de Lucia, accompanied by two young rising guitar players Dani…
Ricardo Lemvo’s Addictively Scrumptious Rumba
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca La Rumba Soyo (Cumbancha, 2014) Angolan salsa, rumba and soukous singer Ricardo Lemvo and his band Makina Loca have hit…
UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York
UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa, a three-week festival, will take place from October 10 to November 5, 2014 at Carnegie Hall and partner…
The Delicate World Jazz of Hadouk Quartet
Hadoukly Yours (Naive Records, 2014) As the new name of the ensemble indicates, the celebrated Hadouk trio has become a quartet. The world fusion group…
The fourth week of the Suma Flamenca Festival 2014 to Present Eleven Shows This Week
The IX edition of Festival Suma Flamenca (Flamenco Summit) in Madrid will present eleven new shows during its fourth week, from June 23 to…
Anne-Mari Kivimäkihe Celebrates the Life of Accordion player Ilja Kotikallio
Anne-Mari Kivimäki Aikapyörä – The Wheel of Time (Sibelius Akatemia, 2013) The Wheel of Time by Finnish accordionist and composer Anne-Mari Kivimäki presents a collection…