World music blended with up-tempo jazz: Indonesian fusion group Rafly wa Saja
One of the most creative bands performing at the recent Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Malaysia, was the Indonesian fusion group Rafly Wa Saja.…
Beguiling Amalgam of Jazz And Ethereal Soundscapes
White Canvas Hundreds of Ways (Ozella Music OZ 028 CD, 2010) Hundreds of Ways is a delightful album by White Canvas, a project that brings…
Murat Ses Tenth Album Sundial Released in the USA
Murat Ses has a new album titled Sundial released by Clou Records (Clou-011) on August 1, 2013 . Digital-only available at iTunes and other digital…
MIMO Itinerant Cultural Festival to Bring Top International Talent to Various Brazilian States
MIMO, Brazil’s impressive itinerant cultural festival, will present an international program of music, ranging from world music to classical and jazz. The free event takes…
Fine Showcase of British alternative electronica
Asian Dub Foundation Time Freeze – Best of: 1995-2007 (EMI, 2007) Full of bite and pulse, adventure and polemic, this compilation is a fine showcase…
The Magical Gypsy Worlds of Southern Spain
Various Flamenco: Son del Sur (EMI Hemisphere, 1998) This is a pretty compilation of flamenco music by Hemisphere, though some of the tracks have a…
Anoushka Shankar to Release Traces of You in October 2013
World music sensation Anoushka Shankar will release her new album titled Traces of You in October 2013. Traces of You features Anoushka’s half-sister Norah Jones.…
Mali’s legendary Festival au Désert Received WOMEX 2013 Professional Excellence Award
World music expo WOMEX announced today the winner of the 2013 Professional Excellence Award. The award goes to Mali’s famed Festival in the Desert (Festival…
Mamadou Diabate’s Superb Percussion Experience
Mamadou Diabate’s Percussion Mania Kanuya (Extraplatte EX920-2, 2011) Kanuya (friendship, esteem and respect) is a thrilling album of modern West African centered around the balafon.…
Nonesuch and Perro Verde Records to Release Ry Cooder and Corridos Famosos Live in San Francisco
Nonesuch and Perro Verde Records have announced the release of Ry Cooder’s first live album in more than 30 years. Live in San Francisco is…