The Wonder Well
John Adorney The Wonder Well (Eversound Records, 2014) The Wonder Well by multi-instrumentalist John Adorney features a collection of easy listening instrumental music with ethereal…
Bassekou Kouyate and True Blues to Perform in Los Angeles February 8, 2014
Malian ngoni maestro Bassekou Kouyate and his outstanding ensemble Ngoni Ba is scheduled to perform Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Royce Hall, UCLA. Blues musician…
Fanfare Ciocarlia with Adrian Raso release Music Video Directed by Mattias Gordon
Guitarist Adrian Raso and Romanian brass band stars Fanfare Ciocarlia have a new album titled Devil’s Tale, scheduled for release in North America on February…
Sizzling Latin Sounds
Various Artists, compiled by Carlos Campos Barrio Latino 3 (George V) Latin sounds absolutely sizzle on the dancefloor, and this double CD by DJ Carlos…
Ingebjørg Bratland, Odd Nordstoga and Moddi Winners of Spellemannspris Awards 2013
Norwegian folk music artists Ingebjørg Bratland, Odd Nordstoga and Moddi are the winners of this year’s edition of Spellemannspris, the top music awards in Norway.…
Modern Gospel Music from Nigeria
Chidinma Okafor Modern Gospel Music from West Africa (ARC Music, 2009) This is a collection of gospel songs featuring Nigerian musician Chidinma Okafor, backed by…
Celtic Music Star Loreena McKennitt to Celebrate 30th Career Anniversary With Retrospective
The compilation The Journey So Far—The Best of Loreena McKennitt by one of the leading voices in the international Celtic and world music scene is…
Malian Singer Mamani Keïta to Release Kanou in February 2014
Mamani Keïta, one of the leading vocalists of Mali has a new album titled Kanou (World Village) scheduled for release February 11, 2014. Kanou means…
Eggun Packs a Punch
Omar Sosa Eggun The Afri-Lectric Experience (Ota Records, 2013) Musician, composer and arranger Omar Sosa has wowed fans with such releases as Alma, Calma and…
Himalayan Jam: World music group Trikaal blends Nepali folk music with Indian, jazz and Latin sound
On a recent trip to Kathmandu to speak at a conference on creativity and entrepreneurship, I was delighted to meet up with Sachida Rauniyar, founder…